{"id":867992,"date":"2025-08-25T23:14:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T04:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/25\/govt-encourages-canberrans-to-use-private-health-insurance-for-public-services\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T23:14:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T04:14:58","slug":"govt-encourages-canberrans-to-use-private-health-insurance-for-public-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/25\/govt-encourages-canberrans-to-use-private-health-insurance-for-public-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt encourages Canberrans to use private health insurance for public services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"story-body\">\n<div>\n<p>The ACT government wants to encourage Canberrans to use their private health insurance while using the public health system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"paywall\">\n<p><h2>Subscribe today for the news that matters<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p> or signup to continue reading<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>LIMITED TIME OFFER<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>All articles from our website<\/p>\n<p> &#038; app<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The digital version of<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p> Paper<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"authors-bio\" id=\"story-footer\">\n<div>\n<div><picture><source  type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lanie Tindale\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canberratimes.com.au\/images\/transform\/v1\/resize\/frm\/135763310\/55951626-2b72-49f0-a9b2-d7b40dcc96a4.jpg\/w64_h64_fcrop.jpg\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Lanie is an ACT politics and health reporter at The Canberra Times. 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