{
  "id": 6545600,
  "title": "Gov't expands care safety net for people with developmental disabilities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/govt-expands-care-safety-net-for-people-with-developmental-6545600",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T05:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/health/20260910/govt-expands-care-safety-net-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Korea, families caring for individuals with developmental disabilities face a significant crisis due to the immense physical, emotional, and financial burden they bear. To address this issue, the government has announced a comprehensive plan to shift care from households to a state-backed system. This landmark policy, led by Minister of Health and Welfare Jung Eun-kyeong, aims to provide a lifecycle-based safety net for the 288,000 individuals with developmental disabilities in the country, which make up 11 percent of the total disabled population.",
  "summary": "Families in Korea caring for individuals with developmental disabilities — a category covering lifelong cognitive and neurological conditions like autism and intellectual disabilities — have long operated in a state of quiet crisis, bearing an immense physical, emotional and financial toll behind closed doors. In response, the government has signaled a major structural shift, unveiling a…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Gov't expands care safety net for people with developmental disabilities",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/govt-expands-care-safety-net-for-people-with-developmental",
        "published": "2026-09-10T05:27:02.000Z"
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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."
}