single-payer

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

adjective

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.

Origin of single-payer

First recorded in 1985–90

Words nearby single-payer

single-name paper, singleness, single occupancy, single out, single parent, single-payer, single-phase, single photon emission computed tomography, single point mooring, single precision, single premium
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