: one that pays
especially
: the person by whom a bill or note has been or should be paid
He is a prompt bill payer.
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The cost savings and benefits are valuable for everyone, including patients, private payers, hospitals and physician groups, according to McKinsey & Company.
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Zameer Rizvi, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
While the two rate decreases anticipated in 2025 are fewer than the four that were initially expected, a lower-rate environment of any size tends to help dividend payers as their yields become more competitive with the Treasury market.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
But private health insurers look positively spendthrift compared with public payers in Canada and Great Britain, who deny care before patients even have the chance to ask for it.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Commercial payers typically reimburse hospitals at a higher rate than Medicare and Medicaid.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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Zameer Rizvi, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
While the two rate decreases anticipated in 2025 are fewer than the four that were initially expected, a lower-rate environment of any size tends to help dividend payers as their yields become more competitive with the Treasury market.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
But private health insurers look positively spendthrift compared with public payers in Canada and Great Britain, who deny care before patients even have the chance to ask for it.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Commercial payers typically reimburse hospitals at a higher rate than Medicare and Medicaid.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Payer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payer. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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