What's the difference between behalf and reimburse?

Behalf


Definition:

  • (n.) Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) "We do not think the Astra management have done a good job on behalf of shareholders.
  • (2) A third autopsy of Tomlinson, conducted on behalf of the officer, agreed with the findings of the second postmortem.
  • (3) The success and failure of various therapeutic attempts made in behalf of this patient have been monitored by repeated Tl-201 administrations.
  • (4) The following correction was made on Tuesday April 3 2007 Dr Seyed Safavi would like to make it clear that he was conducting research on his own behalf, and not for his brother General Yahya Rahim Safavi, as we stated in the article below.
  • (5) Last week the prosecution dropped a series of allegations that Gail Sheridan, also 46, had lied on her husband's behalf by providing a series of false alibis to cover up his affairs and trips to Cupids.
  • (6) The details are a bit sketchy but I've just had it confirmed from Old Trafford that the people who were in Spain, apparently negotiating on their behalf for Ander Herrera, were not sent there by the club and can accurately be described as 'imposters'.
  • (7) Insurance claims for medical services submitted on behalf of a group of workers in the construction industry were collected over a 20-month period.
  • (8) He was bidding on behalf of an unknown and clearly stupendously rich buyer.
  • (9) I am writing on behalf of people who have dementia but do not have family or friends and who are in hospital.
  • (10) That conclusion fits with Gerry Kelly’s remark last week on behalf of Sinn Féin that “the IRA has left the stage”.
  • (11) Abaifouta, who is now president of the Hissène Habré victims association in Chad, spends his days campaigning on behalf of others like him; tireless in his efforts to bring justice, he has worked closely with Human Rights Watch and other groups.
  • (12) I also think to some Republicans, even the word ‘association’ is slightly sketchy.” He then told the crowd that he was accepting the award “on behalf of psychopathic billionaires everywhere.
  • (13) Andrew Strauss accepted the award for team of the year on behalf of the England cricket team while a moving tribute to Seve Ballesteros - presented the lifetime achievement award by José María Olazábal - was streamed live from Spain.
  • (14) A line was drawn, and to extend it to the Winter Games would have been a strong, principled move on behalf of the league.
  • (15) The Guardian understands that the club were not prepared to risk testing the legal framework of the system and pulled out of the deal, later seeking to distance themselves from another unsuccessful bid by claiming the lawyers were "not acting on their behalf".
  • (16) Money intervened on his behalf, and the case was dropped his week, but he says the matter was hugely stressful and time consuming.
  • (17) The fact that they failed to do so is beyond terrible – it’s unconscionable.” Lichter Immigration, where Cintron works, has filed multiple state bar complaints against Taylor Lee & Associates on behalf of five women, including Lourdes Chavez Ramirez.
  • (18) The GMB union said that there was a risk that vulnerable people could be made homeless, but in the event of insolvency, Southern Cross's 31,000 homes would be run by local authorities or landlords on behalf of an administrator.
  • (19) Among the special cases considered are: the competent adult patient who refuses treatment on religious or privacy grounds; the incompetent patient whose own wishes were never expressed, but whose family refuses treatment; the incompetent patient who expressed the wish not to be treated before becoming incompetent; and parents who refuse treatment on behalf of their child.
  • (20) His lawyers argued their ability to organise witnesses on Terry's behalf was seriously hampered by Chelsea's demanding season.

Reimburse


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To replace in a treasury or purse, as an equivalent for what has been taken, lost, or expended; to refund; to pay back; to restore; as, to reimburse the expenses of a war.
  • (v. t.) To make restoration or payment of an equivalent to (a person); to pay back to; to indemnify; -- often reflexive; as, to reimburse one's self by successful speculation.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Providers of services and their reimbursement will also expand.
  • (2) A study was undertaken to determine the magnitude of the charges and costs and the sources of reimbursements for the care of cerebrovascular disease (CVD) patients in an urban setting, Orleans Parish (County), Louisiana, in 1971.
  • (3) Understanding the full effects of the change in health care delivery reimbursement on patient care and nursing care will require research and investigation.
  • (4) Psychiatrists in the U.S. have raised a host of issues related to their experience with peer review including a concern for the patient's confidentiality, the need to correlate normative standards with local customary practice, the significance of the reviewer's theoretical orientation and training, the optimal documentation required and the impact of peer review on the reimbursement of claims for services rendered.
  • (5) We believe that new physician reimbursement codes specific for geriatric assessment should be established in the Current Procedural Technology (CPT-4) manual and that reimbursement for GA should be specifically provided under Part B of Medicare.
  • (6) Many state Medicaid programs limit the number of reimbursable medications that a patient can receive.
  • (7) Concomitant with this changing mix of ownerships, revised reimbursement plans are being proposed for psychiatry.
  • (8) One group relied primarily on increased third-party reimbursements to offset the end of basic federal grants.
  • (9) The new method will significantly affect global, technical, and professional reimbursement.
  • (10) The central reimbursement method used in Medicare risk contracting (adjusted average per capita cost) does not adequately control for enrollment selection, unmet medical need, or recent regional cost variations.
  • (11) Even more worrisome to these institutions is the possibility of other third-party payors following Medicare's lead and converting to this reimbursement plan.
  • (12) Fraser discusses the results and implications of a survey conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services to determine the impact on hospices of the Medicare reimbursement program authorized by Congress in 1983.
  • (13) Physicians not only need better preparation to meet the challenges of caring for frail older patients, but they also need changes in reimbursement policies so that they can afford to spend the time needed to manage the complexities inherent in the doctor-patient-family caregiver relationship.
  • (14) To determine the prevalence of off-label anticancer drug use (ie, using drugs to treat conditions other than those listed on the Food and Drug Administration's approved drug label), the extent of reimbursement denials for these uses, and the effect of denials on the treatment of cancer patients.
  • (15) In France 15% of prescriptions include at least 1 benzodiazepine and 5 compounds of this class appear among the 30 most frequently prescribed of state reimbursed medications.
  • (16) The purpose of this study was to explore the nature of health insurance coverage research universities offer their employees and the extent to which these employers offer options providing for reimbursement of services of independent nurse practitioners.
  • (17) Methods of reimbursement to validate autopsy as a medical act should be sought, and voluntary and government regulation to assure the role of autopsy in quality assurance programs is suggested.
  • (18) We found that the program could account for reimbursement of 51.8% of its budget through patient care services, requiring 5.2% to be subsidized through state grants and 43.1% through federal graduate medical education reimbursement.
  • (19) Cost estimates for diagnostic evaluation were calculated by means of the schedule of prevailing rates for Texas employed by the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services for physician reimbursement.
  • (20) Total hospital costs (exclusive of Diagnostic Related Group reimbursement.