: 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 fragmented nature of the healthcare system and the complex interactions between payers and providers lead to high administrative costs, accounting for as much as one-third of total healthcare expenditure.
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Gil Press, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Steady dividend payers are expected to be the winners in an environment rocked by high uncertainty and slowing economic growth, according to Goldman Sachs.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
Medicare Advantage is at the center of the seesaw as health care stakeholders—on the payer and provider sides alike—parse meaning from these early earnings reports.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Third, protecting the tax payers money and resources.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
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Gil Press, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Steady dividend payers are expected to be the winners in an environment rocked by high uncertainty and slowing economic growth, according to Goldman Sachs.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
Medicare Advantage is at the center of the seesaw as health care stakeholders—on the payer and provider sides alike—parse meaning from these early earnings reports.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Third, protecting the tax payers money and resources.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Payer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payer. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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