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nonpayment

[non-pey-muhnt] / nɒnˈpeɪ mənt /
NOUN
failure
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Out of the schools in the top quarter for nonpayment rates, 76% were for-profit schools.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Altman said monthly enrollment numbers are delayed because consumers have a three-month grace period to resume their premium payments before the insurance carriers end their coverage for nonpayment.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

Sean Harper, chief executive of tech-based insurer Kin Insurance, said its relatively high nonpayment rate—58% last year— “is ironically due to some of the really customer-friendly stuff that we do.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

States that use the federal online marketplace HealthCare.gov rather than offering their own saw higher average rates of nonpayment.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

A few weeks after Christmas my grandpa was arrested again—this time for nonpayment of child support for his youngest son.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter




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