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Employers can also partner with their brokers and third-party administrators to advocate for network changes where high-performing providers are paid faster in exchange for lower rates and where there are no copayments or coinsurance for the member, which could limit bad debt.
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Sara Ratner, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The increase in net loss is attributed to higher operating expenses and a bad debt provision.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
Partners need to have skin in the game, approving as many transaction requests as quickly as possible while guaranteeing payments against bad debt risks and also supporting the complex regulatory requirements of gaming operations.
—Alexandre Gonthier, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
And most importantly, know the difference between good debt that funds growth and bad debt that simply delays hard decisions.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
The decrease was attributed to bad debt expense resulting from a lease renegotiation with a tenant.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2025
If bad debt piles up abroad, the Chinese government will have fewer tools to work out a solution.
—Bushra Bataineh, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2018
The wealthy leverage good debt to acquire assets that grow in value, like real estate and businesses, while avoiding bad debt, such as high-interest credit cards.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
As financial advisors will tell you, not all debt is bad debt.
—Mallika Mitra, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
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Sara Ratner, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The increase in net loss is attributed to higher operating expenses and a bad debt provision.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
Partners need to have skin in the game, approving as many transaction requests as quickly as possible while guaranteeing payments against bad debt risks and also supporting the complex regulatory requirements of gaming operations.
—Alexandre Gonthier, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
And most importantly, know the difference between good debt that funds growth and bad debt that simply delays hard decisions.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
The decrease was attributed to bad debt expense resulting from a lease renegotiation with a tenant.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2025
If bad debt piles up abroad, the Chinese government will have fewer tools to work out a solution.
—Bushra Bataineh, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2018
The wealthy leverage good debt to acquire assets that grow in value, like real estate and businesses, while avoiding bad debt, such as high-interest credit cards.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
As financial advisors will tell you, not all debt is bad debt.
—Mallika Mitra, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Bad debt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20debt. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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