{
  "id": 19842621,
  "title": "As Americans drown in medical debt, how one family found a lifeline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/as-americans-drown-in-medical-debt-how-one-family-found-a-lifeline",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T17:28:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/medical-debt-credit-card-repayment-plan/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Coy and Caty Smith are gainfully employed and have health insurance. But when illness struck, the bills piled up fast — here's how they found their way back to financial health.",
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  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}