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  "id": 17949819,
  "title": "Flouting Consumer Law, Insurers Refuse to Pay Medical Bills for Emergency Care",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/flouting-consumer-law-insurers-refuse-to-pay-medical-bills-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T10:01:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New York Times",
    "slug": "the-new-york-times",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/us/insuers-nonpayment-arbitration.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A law to end surprise medical bills has generated millions of high-dollar payouts for doctors. Health plans are now fighting back by frequently withholding money.",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}