I think what happens is that those old unpaid reserves get treated as a free piggie bank when things get lean for a program. So they don't have the money on hand when payment is requested, and they start making up all kinds of creative excuses why they shouldn't pay.
In related news I've got a big, active program that's been slow-walking my payments since June. Last three payments in a row haven't gone out until I inquired and got the "they actually got paid, our accountant just didn't enter the payments in NATs" excuse. Once I could believe, but three times? They must think I'm stupid.
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