1
: advertising or public promotion (as of a product or personality)
also
: relative prominence of a name in such promotion
got top billing
2
: total amount of business or investments (as of an advertising agency) within a given period
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Earlier this year, hackers paralyzed the largest U.S. medical billing and payment system in the country, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group.
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 12 July 2024
An update to the rule went into effect May 28 to provide more clarity on who can be billed, the allowed timeframe for billing and the process for disputing the fees.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 July 2024
Biden's status for 2024 got prime-time billing when House lawmakers huddled in the morning at the Democratic National Committee headquarters following two weeks of growing concern over whether there is a path forward for Democrats to win up and down the ticket with the president at the helm.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
The federal information against Ching said Medicare paid APX more than $65 million from fraudulent billings for allografts applied by Ching.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2024
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 12 July 2024
An update to the rule went into effect May 28 to provide more clarity on who can be billed, the allowed timeframe for billing and the process for disputing the fees.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 July 2024
Biden's status for 2024 got prime-time billing when House lawmakers huddled in the morning at the Democratic National Committee headquarters following two weeks of growing concern over whether there is a path forward for Democrats to win up and down the ticket with the president at the helm.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
The federal information against Ching said Medicare paid APX more than $65 million from fraudulent billings for allografts applied by Ching.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2024
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“Billing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/billing. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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