reimbursement

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Recent Examples of reimbursement At the same time, reimbursement rates from programs such as Medicare and Medicaid often do not fully cover the cost of care. Demetrius Atsalis, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026 Add-ons include roadside assistance, rental car reimbursement and mechanical breakdown insurance. Liz Knueven, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026 But many voiced concerns about the federal government shuttering grant programs — which fund salaries, upgrades to equipment and disaster-mitigation efforts — or drastically reducing reimbursement for local agencies responding to large-scale disasters without alternative funding in place. Cassandra Garibay, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026 The sheriff's office also found discrepancies between the mileage Deppisch reported and the locations listed in the reimbursement records, according to the release. Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026 Unlike prior authorization, which happens before the patient gets a service, pre-payment review occurs after the service but before reimbursement, while post-payment review could force providers to pay Medicaid back. Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026 But Andy Schneider, a Medicaid policy expert with the Georgetown Center for Children and Families, said the state likely planned its budget with the expectation of receiving those reimbursement funds. Juliana Kim, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026 The future of psychiatric rehabilitation Despite its effectiveness, many factors limit access to psychiatric rehabilitation, including underfunding, lack of appropriate Medicaid reimbursement, an unprepared workforce and an overemphasis on pharmaceutical treatment. Adrienne Lapidos, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026 He's been waiting four years on the grant reimbursement. Joan Murray, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reimbursement
repayment
Noun
  • As a result, some borrowers, particularly those who were enrolled in the now‑winding‑down SAVE income‑driven repayment plan, may now owe substantially more to receive the same credit toward forgiveness.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Paris Club creditors agreed to forgive 60 percent of Nigeria’s debt, on condition of an IMF program and a controversial repayment of the remaining 40 percent.
    Sven van Mourik, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026

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“Reimbursement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reimbursement. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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