{
  "id": 2139997,
  "title": "Insurance barriers may limit access to virtual pulmonary rehabilitation for people with COPD",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/insurance-barriers-may-limit-access-to-virtual-pulmonary",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-20T13:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-barriers-limit-access-virtual-pulmonary.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Insurance coverage is a significant barrier to accessing virtual pulmonary rehabilitation programs for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation.",
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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."
}