single-payer

adjective

sin·gle-pay·er ˈsiŋ-gəl-ˈpā-ər

: of, relating to, or being a system in which health care providers are paid for their services by the government rather than by private insurers

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Canada's single-payer health plan effectively denies claims for novel prescription drugs in advance—by refusing to cover them at all. —

Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024 Countries like Canada and Spain use single-payer systems that are regionally administered and financed, with more private delivery of healthcare services and a greater role for private insurance. —

Renee Hsia, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 While Walz supports a state public option in Minnesota, Harris has backed off of previous support for a federal single-payer system such as Medicare for all. —

Max Nesterak, ProPublica, 31 Oct. 2024 Harris has backed away from single-payer health care During her 2020 presidential campaign, Harris' position on the future of private health insurance was sometimes confusing. —

Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for single-payer