{
  "id": 16076994,
  "title": "Karnataka to frame policy against hospitals withholding bodies over unpaid bills",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/karnataka-to-frame-policy-against-hospitals-withholding-bodies-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T17:10:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-to-frame-policy-against-hospitals-withholding-bodies-over-unpaid-bills/article71612752.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Health Minister U.T. Khader says no hospital should deny families the bodies of deceased patients; government to examine complaints of excessive billing",
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}