Originally, South Tyneside told us that total case costs would not rise about £75,000, but the council has since admitted costs have rocketed into six figures.
Most instances were not so clear-cut.At the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast in Largo, for example, the OIG concluded that 179 patients (about 1.4% of the caseload) had been prematurely admitted, costing Medicare $8.9m.
But that, too, he admitted, costs time, since you have to hit the bar code at just the right angle for it to scan, and your dominant hand is way more likely to nail it the first time.
Royal Bank of Scotland has slumped to a £2bn half-year loss after taking a fresh hit for legal disputes, as it admitted costs will have to be cut to tackle the economic impact of the Brexit vote and the dwindling popularity of high street branches.
According to the Ohio Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force, the annual costs of unintentional drug overdose in Ohio reached $3.5 billion in so-called fatal costs (which include medical, work loss, and quality-of-life loss) and $31.9 million in non-fatal, hospital admitted costs.
Meanwhile, Osborne admitted the cost to the taxpayer of extending the scheme would be in the region of "several hundreds of millions of pounds".
The bank, which has the biggest PPI bill of any lender and owns Bank of Scotland and Halifax, admitted the cost of the PPI mis-selling - it has received claims for 40% of the policies sold since 2000 - could escalate.
HSBC admitted the cost of PPI also would knock profits at HSBC 14% lower to $4.9bn£3bnbn) after it took a lower than expected $440m charge to cover potential claims.
After the game, Romo admitted: "I cost us the football game tonight … We work very hard to make sure that we're put in those positions to win the game and when that happens, it's very tough to swallow".
Earlier this month, Tesco's shares slumped to a 14-year low as Lewis admitted the cost of cleaning up dealings with suppliers and bringing in extra shop-floor staff to improve service would slash £500m from annual profits.
