Mr. Glading earns a fee only when he wins a rebate for a 401(k) plan.
The minimum rebate for a brand-name drug was increased last year to 23 percent of the average price that manufacturers receive for sales of the product to retail pharmacies.
The necessary Vonage hardware, called a V-Portal, costs $80, but the company gives a $70 rebate for a one-year service commitment.
Tax Rebate for A Co-op Owner Q Until last July 29, I was the owner of a co-op apartment in Manhattan.
Amy Herberg, general manager at the Williams Cottage Inn in Beach Haven, on Long Beach Island, said the inn was offering a $50 rebate for a midweek stay.
They ended up with fresh paint, an intercom, a lock on the front door, an elevator that worked, new windows and mailboxes, a new roof, a new super, and a rebate for a year without services.
Anderson, who lives in Calistoga, Calif., endured dozens of phone calls before Dell issued her a promised $200 rebate for a computer she ordered last October.
That is, of course, if you really want to spend $279 and then mail-in a $100 rebate for a mediocre phone.
They may, however, be more effective than the recently announced "cash for clunkers" program in which consumers receive a rebate for a new, more fuel-efficient, vehicle if they turn in a gas guzzler.
The Medicaid rebate for a generic is 13percentt compared with a minimum 23.1percentt for a branded drug.
