Definition of "disallowances" [disallowances]

• Plural form of disallowance. (noun)

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• "Paterson's budget proposes "altering" the cap by forcing counties to cover some portion of any federal Medicaid disallowances, meaning times when the federal government wants money back from the state for practices not in line with its policies."
• "Also Monday, the Department of Health and Hospitals announced that it has reached a tentative settlement on two "disallowances" in which the federal government has been trying to recoup money Louisiana owed for past overspending in its Medicaid program."
• "Items written off included recoverable expenditure, disallowances, study loans, MBS Housing loan, telephone account refund, insurance commission, bank transfer, revenue suspense account, unauthorised expenditure, share investment and withheld tax."