single-payer

American  

[sing-guhl-pay-er] / ˈsɪŋ gəlˈpeɪ ər /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of single-payer

First recorded in 1985–90

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Example Sentences

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single-payer

Another research paper found that small doctors’ practices in the U.S. spent — or wasted — nearly four times as much dealing with insurers as they do in Canada, with a single-payer system.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

The study, however, didn’t attribute the lengthening delays to flaws in the single-payer system, but rather to the increasing complexity of cancer care and changes in hospital practices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Irony alert: Dr. Prasad is a fan of single-payer healthcare.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

Her campaign told the BBC that, as president, she would not push for a single-payer system.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2024

They include the proposal on “closing the health coverage gaps” by adopting a “comprehensive universal single-payer health care coverage and health care cost control system for the benefit of all African Americans in California.”

From Washington Times ● Jul. 11, 2023

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