How to Use single-payer in a Sentence
single-payer
adjective-
Many on the Left, however, argue that this is not a step close enough to a full single-payer system.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2023
-
He is not wedded to a Medicare for All-style single-payer system.
—Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic, 30 Apr. 2023
-
The overall cost of single-payer in California could reach $500 billion a year.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
-
With health care, Jaramillo supports a Medicare for All-type single-payer system.
—Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2023
-
Newsom signed a bill that sets the stage for California to work toward universal healthcare, such as a single-payer system that progressive activists have sought for years.
—Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
-
Lighty, whose organization supports single-payer health care, said the deadlines could help speed up the administration’s work.
—Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2023
-
The setback galvanized the left wing of the Democratic Party, which saw single-payer as a litmus test for political candidates, and Newsom embraced the cause during his 2018 campaign.
—Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023
-
Only because Biden’s relevant staff is opposed to private insurance and wants a single-payer government system like Britain has.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 15 July 2023
-
Adopt universal single-payer healthcare coverage and a healthcare cost control system.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
-
In one of the more inflammatory proposals, the group spent almost 45 minutes of the six-hour meeting arguing about whether the AMA should be able to discuss all health reform proposals, or continue to categorically oppose any single-payer models.
—Bob Herman Reprints, STAT, 13 Nov. 2023
-
Rivas supported legislation to create single-payer healthcare in California and allow legislative employees to unionize, both bills that Govern for California lobbied against.
—Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
-
Advertisement Single-payer healthcare California lawmakers have repeatedly considered overhauling the healthcare system to create a single-payer system that would insure all state residents.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'single-payer.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated: