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Recent Examples of overpayment
Individuals who were approved for a reverse mortgage, and received funding from a financial institution that approved the reverse mortgage, and maintained more than $2,000 in assets would be facing a loss of benefits and a notice of a Social Security overpayment.
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Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
The State Board of Accounts broke down the overpayments for that year as follows: $920 in longevity pay, $1,300 in clothing allowance, $19,758.74 in lateral pay and $1,900 in proficiency pay.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
At the social services department, statistics for the 2024 fiscal year show that 351 medical providers were audited and $17.4 million in overpayments were recovered from dentists, hospitals, laboratories, nursing homes, pharmacies, and therapists, among others.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2025
Payment errors include both underpayments and overpayments.
—Kevin Freking, Twin Cities, 5 July 2025
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Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
The State Board of Accounts broke down the overpayments for that year as follows: $920 in longevity pay, $1,300 in clothing allowance, $19,758.74 in lateral pay and $1,900 in proficiency pay.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
At the social services department, statistics for the 2024 fiscal year show that 351 medical providers were audited and $17.4 million in overpayments were recovered from dentists, hospitals, laboratories, nursing homes, pharmacies, and therapists, among others.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2025
Payment errors include both underpayments and overpayments.
—Kevin Freking, Twin Cities, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpayment
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This is a mismatch that risks prolonging underemployment for degree holders and even affecting earnings trajectories, graduate debt repayment and workforce planning across industries.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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More pressing problems, consumer advocates say Consumer advocates said the Education Department’s efforts could pull resources needed to address more pressing problems, including fixes for millions of borrowers who are unable to access affordable repayment options.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Likewise, the internet has made fundraising much easier with the use of online payment methods, which are easy to set up and difficult to trace.—
Richard Frankel,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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In most cases, at least 75% of federal funds must go directly to wages and benefits for participants, with the payments usually being made by the local and statewide organizations that recruit the participants and place them into host agencies.—
Cal J. Halvorsen,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Programs such as remote patient or therapeutic monitoring can qualify for reimbursement through current procedural terminology (CPT) codes, creating an immediate revenue stream.—
Kent Dicks,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The decision to scale back on payments for certain plans and procedures is maddening to many physicians, as one of the last consistent sources of reimbursement is in their minds becoming more challenging for their patients to access.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Some countries have introduced beneficial tax advantages just for digital nomads—such as Spain’s impatriate regime, Indonesia’s four-year foreign-income relief, and Ireland’s remittance rules.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The company said 70% of its stablecoin customers use cryptocurrencies for remittances and savings.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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And the new role had a different sort of perk, in the form of compensation.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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In 2025, green jobs offer not just solid compensation but also the chance to influence policy, equity, and resilience.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Hilleary earned more than $213,000 in 2024 as Rose’s chief of staff, similar to several years prior, House office financial disbursement forms show.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The pimiento-to-cheese ratio is greater, too, for better disbursement throughout the cornbread.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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Procurement is Your Greatest Lever for Impact Corporate leaders often think of social and environmental impact in terms of philanthropic giving.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Make sure your giving is truly helpful by learning what not to donate to a thrift store, where to take those items instead, and common thrift store donation missteps to avoid.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Sep. 2025
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Be sure to factor in any loan acquisition fee or prepayment penalty, as well.—
Maya Benjamin,
CNBC,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Overpayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpayment. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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