In business, the term operating expense (OPEX) appears in budgeting and spending, but also as an Income statement term in financial accounting. In brief, operating expenses include most expenditures for operating the firm's normal line of business, which are not capital spending. Operating expenses do not result in capital assets.
At the state level, the percentage of the under-65 population who were either uninsured or underinsured ranged from 14 percent in Massachusetts to 36 percent to 38 percent in the five highest-rate statesâIdaho, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas.
In its latest estimates, CBO predicted that the number of uninsured Americans would drop by a total of 13 million this year â including private health insurance and coverage through Medicaid and the Childrenâs Health Insurance Program â and by 25 million in 2016.