The distribution of out-of-pocket payments is essential to answering important policy questions that cannot be adequately addressed by one or two national level indicators.
Doctors confirm that they receive more than they pay for some drugs, but insist that the extra payments are essential to cover chemotherapy costs not reimbursed by Medicare.
A.I.G. gave out $165 million in bonuses, saying the payments were essential to retain employees who could help the company sort out its financial problems.
As a group, they can enforce a collective "no bribery" policy far more effectively than if each were to attempt one individually.Investors should not delude themselves that facilitation payments are essential, either.
An amicus brief from America's Health Insurance Plans, the trade association of America's health insurance industry, makes the companies' position clear: Premium tax credits (and the related shared responsibility payments) are essential components of an actuarially-viable marketplace because of their integral relationship to the ACA's market reforms.
For example, rent and mortgage payments are essential and (usually) unchanging.
That's important because e-commerce remains nascent in Southeast Asia with many shipments taking days perhaps because they are cross-border, while payment type is essential because credit card penetration is below 10percentt across the region.
Understanding the ability of those who are not adequately covered by publicly funded programs to access alternative sources of payment for services is essential to evaluating the success of policy in promoting equitable access.
Educators are waiting anxiously; when the parties settle the schools will get $40 million from the city and state, the first installment of a series of payments, money that is essential to pay teachers and staff through the year.
In retail payments, consumer trust is essential to help sustain growth, manage costs and reduce risk.
