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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-21T15:00:05.000Z",
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  "textContent": "People with private health insurance can jump the public health care queue by using private health services instead. Is there really anything wrong with that? There are two main theories: 1) If the wealthiest people use private health services more, the public health care system will have more capacity for the rest of us; and 2) Private health services divert resources away from the public health care system, which consequently becomes worse.",
  "title": "Buying your way to better health can come at the expense of others"
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