{
  "id": 6781725,
  "title": "Autism Tied to 14-Year Gap in Life Expectancy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/autism-tied-to-14-year-gap-in-life-expectancy",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-11T16:50:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MedPage Today",
    "slug": "medpage-today",
    "url": "https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/autism/122970"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "(MedPage Today) -- The life expectancy of people with autism spectrum disorder was 14 years shorter than that of other Americans, Medicaid data showed. Life expectancy at birth for Medicaid beneficiaries with autism was 64.9 years -- 5.6 years...",
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  "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."
}