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Recent Examples of overpayment
Appeals Beneficiaries have the right to appeal the overpayment decision and the amount.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Here's what to know about Social Security's new overpayment rule
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Kerry Breen
Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
Government agencies for both programs have said such payments, which are defined as overpayments, underpayments, or payments with insufficient information, do not necessarily equate to waste, fraud, or abuse.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
In total, improper payments at the agency — including all accidental overpayments and underpayments — accounted for just under 1% of the $8.6 trillion in total payments from 2015 to 2022, according to a 2024 audit.
—Laura Doan, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Here's what to know about Social Security's new overpayment rule
In:
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Smuggling
Newark Liberty International Airport
Port Authority
Kerry Breen
Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
Government agencies for both programs have said such payments, which are defined as overpayments, underpayments, or payments with insufficient information, do not necessarily equate to waste, fraud, or abuse.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
In total, improper payments at the agency — including all accidental overpayments and underpayments — accounted for just under 1% of the $8.6 trillion in total payments from 2015 to 2022, according to a 2024 audit.
—Laura Doan, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpayment
Noun
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Per Report Social Security Changes Position On Controversial Phone Service Cuts Interesting factoid #2: The first monthly Social Security payment was issued on January 31, 1940 to Ida May Fuller of Vermont, who had paid $24.75 into the system in 1937, 1938, and 1939.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The payments would come in two installments, applied to consumers’ bills once in the summer peak energy season and once in the winter.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The aforementioned remittances are indicative of this speculation.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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Blumenthal asked for a detailed description of Visa’s plans to enable payments on X, including the business model of the service and Visa’s role in compliance with regulatory requirements around money laundering and illicit remittances.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2025
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As the fire appears to be outside of airlines’ control, flight compensation may not be payable, according to a note issued by Citi on Friday.—
Leslie Josephs,Monica Pitrelli,Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
21 Mar. 2025
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Ensuring competitive compensation, robust leadership development and scalable people operations is crucial for attracting and retaining top talent.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The department oversees the disbursement of funds from IDEA and helps train special education teachers.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
19 Mar. 2025
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For the 2022-2023 school year, the program’s funding only covered 61% of eligible applicants attending our state colleges and universities, who received an average disbursement of $1,626.—
Braulio Colón,
Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Overpayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpayment. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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