{
  "id": 15904808,
  "title": "Medicine price hike imposed without proper consultation, industry warns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/medicine-price-hike-imposed-without-proper-consultation-industry-warns",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-21T13:55:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Moneyweb",
    "slug": "moneyweb",
    "url": "https://www.moneyweb.co.za/moneyweb-podcasts/moneyweb-midday/medicine-price-hike-imposed-without-proper-consultation-industry-warns/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "‘We weren't consulted. We don't understand the exact formula. How was this calculated? Because 2.88% is not an arbitrary number,’ says Thoneshan Naidoo, chief executive of the Health Funders Association.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}