reimbursement
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- nonreimbursement noun
Etymology
Origin of reimbursement
Example Sentences
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The defendants billed Medicare for reimbursement payments for hospice care for patients over several years, federal officials said, but many of those patients were not terminally ill.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
China has moved well beyond rhetoric: childbirth is now effectively free under the insurance system, and reimbursement for assisted reproductive services has been expanding rapidly.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
"Thames Valley Police will receive reimbursement for their additional costs linked to state visits, and these will be recovered through standard major event procedures."
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
The sum includes cash and payments for options and restricted stockholdings, as well as a newly adopted tax reimbursement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
In hospitals in which the reimbursement rates for appendectomies ran higher, for instance, the surgeons removed more appendixes.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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