{
  "id": 9751684,
  "title": "Business : MediAsas DRG Pricing Framework Built On RM4.8 Bln Patient-Paid Hospital Bills",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/business-mediasas-drg-pricing-framework-built-on-rm4-8-bln-patient",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-25T09:04:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2611821"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) – Data supporting Malaysia’s new MediAsas Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) pricing framework reveals that third-party payers covered RM3.9 billion in hospital billings, while patients paid RM932 million out of pocket.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}