single-payer

[sing-guhl-pey-er]

adjective

1. noting or relating to a healthcare or health insurance system in which the government or a publicly owned and regulated agency pays all medical costs from a single fund.

Word History and Origins

Origin of single-payer¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Candidates, who were asked about a single-payer healthcare system during a question-and-answer session that only involved raising their hands, did not provide explanations for their stances.

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When the candidates were asked to raise their hands if they supported a single-payer healthcare system, Porter and Villaraigosa did not, while Becerra, Yee and Thurmond did.

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On health care, Jenkins said she supports expanding the Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Medicaid, but stopped short of expressing support for a single-payer health care system or a public option.

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When asked whether she would support a single-payer system or public option in the United States, Bains said, “Universal health care is the dream that I hope one day becomes a reality, and I hope one day to definitely work on that.”

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Villegas did tell Salon that his platform would include support for major reform to the health care system in the Uited States, like a single-payer system, as well as reforms that could be implimented while workign towards that system.

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