Owe somebody money? How about you charge it to the dust and let the rain settle it? This is a useful idiom for friendly transactions where no payment is necessary. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Let the Rain Settle It” On our...
Tweener hospital n.— «“Tweener” hospitals, as they are commonly referred to, are Medicare Dependent Hospitals and Sole Community Hospitals which provide vital services to area patients, but are in dire financial straights because of the inadequate...
ping-ponging n.— «Asked about “ping-ponging,” a phrase used to describe how hospitals and insurers negotiate payment over the course of months, without letting consumers in on the secret ping-pong match until they’re stuck with bills they could...
balloon addendum n.— «The friend asked her if she was aware of something called a “balloon addendum.” The addendum states that in 40 years, when she is in her 80s, she will have to make one payment for the entire remaining balance, which will by...
cover pricing n.— «The four-year investigation—one of the OFT’s biggest—centred on a practice known as cover pricing, in which construction firms secretly agreed the prices they would submit during a tender process. A firm that did not want to win...
wealth-fare n.— «As Thomas reports, institutional bias in agencies such as the Veterans Administration has, in the more recent past, denied many black families the stability, the status and the tax advantages of home ownership. Those kinds of...