{
  "id": 8981761,
  "title": "No Surprises Act IDR arbitration driving high costs for employers, new report finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/no-surprises-act-idr-arbitration-driving-high-costs-for-employers-new",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-21T16:57:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fierce Healthcare",
    "slug": "fierce-healthcare",
    "url": "https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/no-surprises-act-idr-arbitration-driving-high-costs-employers-eric-report"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "One plan sponsor interviewed for the report saw payments associated with the IDR process increase from approximately $3.5 million in 2025 to more than $6 million during the first half of 2026.",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}