: 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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Robbins emphasized that the goal of the bill is to ensure that Medicaid remains a payer of last resort.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The intrigue: Both health providers and payers could get caught up in the EO, according to a memo from the law firm Venable.
—Caitlin Owens, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Senate Bill 1 caps growth year over year at 2% for the elderly and families and 3% for all other payers, Johnson said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Employers and other health care payers despise PBMs’ lack of transparency; pharmacies complain their high jinks are driving them out of business.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The intrigue: Both health providers and payers could get caught up in the EO, according to a memo from the law firm Venable.
—Caitlin Owens, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Senate Bill 1 caps growth year over year at 2% for the elderly and families and 3% for all other payers, Johnson said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Employers and other health care payers despise PBMs’ lack of transparency; pharmacies complain their high jinks are driving them out of business.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Payer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payer. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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