What is to 'Capitalize'. Capitalize is an accounting method used to delay the recognition of expenses by recording the expense as a long-term asset. In general, capitalizing expenses is beneficial as companies acquiring new assets with a long-term lifespan can spread out the cost.
For orthodontics, most, if not all plans have a lifetime maximum amount that the carrier will pay for treatment. This is typically anywhere from $750 to $4000 and the patient is responsible for the remainder of the orthodontic cost.
Prostatectomy Age Limit May Not Apply. To determine if this upper age limit was justified, researchers compared the risk of complications and/or death within 30 days after radical prostatectomy in more than 11,000 men who underwent the procedure in Canada from 1990 to 1999.