supplemental

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Insurers use savings from reducing waste to lower patient costs and offer supplemental benefits like dental and vision care.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

A Pentagon supplemental request to Congress is the most immediate solution to secure funding, and the Defense Department is reportedly planning to ask for $200 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Another $200 billion in supplemental spending, passed before Sept. 30, would push fiscal year 2026 spending to about $1.2 trillion.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

And seniors who didn’t have the means or the sophistication to purchase supplemental insurance could be hit with enormous bills for their medical care, especially if they had a prolonged illness.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Much of it came in the wake of his 1994 ascent of Everest, accomplished without supplemental oxygen.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer