K. have no proprietary interest in the tested product, do not have a significant equity interest in the sponsor of the covered study, and have not received significant payments of other sorts from the sponsor.
"Instead of facing significant payment shock, a lot of people are looking to refinance because they're fearful of further increases," said Craig Focardi, an analyst with TowerGroup, a financial-services consultancy in Needham, Mass.
Although most payments still rely on a fee-for-service model, a significant share of payments is "value-oriented," with one-third of payments designed to boost the quality of care patients receive.
"I expect the state is not only going to get significant payment for the use of its land, which will go to pay off the accumulated debt that's choked the sports authority," he added, referring to the $160 million debt on the arena.
When all was said and done, the Legislature approved most of Mr. Pawlenty's earlier cuts and delayed a question of significant payments to school districts.
"We have been receiving a significant volume of payments and continue to assist members in activating their coverage.
Here is what Judge Federman said about this case, "In determining how much weight to give to eligibility for IBRP, a court, contrary to the Department's position, must be mindful of both the likelihood of a debtor making significant payments under the IBRP, and also of the additional hardships which may be imposed by these programs.
Finaxar founders Vihang Patel and Sian Tan told TechCrunch that a credit line gives companies the flexibility to dip into additional cash when needed, for example during peak season to buy more product, and also pay parts back when significant payment volumes come in, without the commitment of more formalized lending.
The model retains the consistency of the supply (energy and reserves) and demand cleared quantities with the respective bids and the clearing prices, and attains a significant decrease of the payments through the relevant uplift accounts.
In a conference call, Mr. Cuomo described the $30 million payment as a "significant amount of money" and praised Riverstone for adopting a code of behavior intended to end "pay to play" practices.
