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Recent Examples of overpayment
The provisions have prompted overpayment issues due to a lack of available data on pensions from noncovered employment, according to the Congressional Research Service.
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
However, benefit verifications and processing overpayments will cease, along with a major increase in customer service wait times.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Dec. 2024
Respondents described improper adjustments in benefit amounts and overpayment notices, and months of trying to contact the Social Security to clarify.
—Michael Bernick, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
That development came days after the nonpartisan Legislative Auditor dinged the state Department of Human Services for not trying to recover $40 million in overpayments.
—Torey Van Oot, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
However, benefit verifications and processing overpayments will cease, along with a major increase in customer service wait times.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Dec. 2024
Respondents described improper adjustments in benefit amounts and overpayment notices, and months of trying to contact the Social Security to clarify.
—Michael Bernick, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
That development came days after the nonpartisan Legislative Auditor dinged the state Department of Human Services for not trying to recover $40 million in overpayments.
—Torey Van Oot, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpayment
Noun
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According to the Associated Press, DOGE was granted access to Treasury Department records, including Social Security and Medicare payment systems.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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More politics news: Attorneys for the Justice Department have agreed to restrict DOGE access to information in the Treasury Department’s payment system.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC News,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Many families rely on remittances sent by relatives working abroad.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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The designation is so broad and vague that ranches in Texas or farms in California could be swept up by the penalties if their employees send remittances to family members in Mexico who are involved in organized crime.—
Maria Abi-Habib,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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This settles the antitrust lawsuit filed exactly a year ago by the attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia challenging the NCAA’s ban on the use of NIL compensation in the recruitment of college athletes.—
Teresa M. Walker,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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For strong performers with promising track records, compensation is creating widespread restlessness.—
Alex Konrad,
Forbes,
31 Jan. 2025
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On Tuesday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the order, preserving federal disbursements until Monday at 5 p.m. EST.—
The Hill Staff,
The Hill,
29 Jan. 2025
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Suspension of Federal Financial Assistance The Trump administration has temporarily paused the obligation or disbursement of federal financial assistance across various programs.—
Chrissa McFarlane,
Forbes,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Overpayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpayment. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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