Merit pay. Merit pay is a term that describes performance-related pay, most frequently in the context of educational reform or government civil service reform (government jobs). It provides bonuses for workers who perform their jobs effectively, according to easily measurable criteria.
Coinsurance is the percentage of your medical bill you share with your insurance company after youâve paid your deductible. Unless you have a policy with 100 percent coverage for everything, you have to pay a coinsurance amount. You have an â80/20â plan.
Bill can include these expenses in figuring his medical expense deduction even if Bill and Mary file separate re-turns.If Mary had paid the expenses, Bill could not include Mary's expenses in his separate return. Mary would include the amounts she paid dur-ing the year in her separate return.