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Recent Examples of underpayment
When Medicaid underpayment isn’t addressed, costs shift to employers and families through higher premiums and out-of-pocket expenses.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
In each case, every positive percentage shows the degree of underpayment that women receive on the whole.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
In each case, every positive percentage shows the degree of underpayment that women receive on the whole.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underpayment
nonpayment
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The department, which said nonpayment rates can be an early indication that a school’s default rates is likely to increase, found 1,800 schools have nonrepayment rates at or above 25 percent.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
21 Feb. 2026
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Once nonpayment is proven, a foreclosure sale follows.—
Michael P. Mayoral,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Underpayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underpayment. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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