{
  "id": 3565597,
  "title": "No Surprises dispute resolution has generated $22B in extra costs, research finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/no-surprises-dispute-resolution-has-generated-22b-in-extra-costs",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-26T13:52:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Healthcare Dive",
    "slug": "healthcare-dive",
    "url": "https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/no-surprises-idr-created-22-billion-costs-georgetown-surprise-billing/828817/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Accelerating dispute volumes and sky-high award amounts are inflating how much independent dispute resolution is costing the U.S., according to new Georgetown research. Patients could pay the price with higher premiums.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Healthcare Dive",
        "title": "Specialty providers refute hefty Georgetown estimates of No Surprises costs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/specialty-providers-refute-hefty-georgetown-estimates-of-no-surprises",
        "published": "2026-08-28T12:41:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}