Definition of single-payer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

public healthcare

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healthcare system with one public agency financing coverage

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The country adopted a single-payer to ensure universal coverage.

Adjective

insurance

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relating to a healthcare system with only one payer

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Many countries have a single-payer healthcare system.

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Origin of single-payer

English, single (one) + payer (one who pays)

Examples of single-payer in a sentence

A single-payer could simplify administrative processes.
Several states debated single-payer proposals this session.
The clinic joined a single-payer pilot program last month.

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French:système à payeur unique, à payeur unique, ...
German:Einzahler-System, einzahler, ...
Italian:sistema sanitario pubblico, a pagatore unico, ...
Spanish:sistema de pagador único, de pagador único, ...
Portuguese:sistema de pagador único, de pagador único, ...
Chinese:单一支付者, 单一付费的, ...
Japanese:単一支払者制度, 単一支払者の, ...
Arabic:نظام دافع واحد, مُوَحَّد الدَّفْع, ...
Hebrew:כִּסּוּי בְּרִיאוּת, בִּיְחִיד, ...
Russian:система единого плательщика, с единственным плательщиком, ...
Ukrainian:єдиний платник, одноплатіжний, ...
Hindi:एकल भुगतान प्रणाली, एक-भुगतानकर्ता, ...
Bengali:একক সরকারি অর্থায়নভিত্তিক স্বাস্থ্যব্যবস্থা, একক-অর্থদাতা, ...
Catalan:sistema de pagador únic, d'un únic pagador, ...
Czech:systém jednotného plátce, s jediným plátcem, ...
Danish:enkelbetaler, én-betaler, ...
Dutch:systeem van één betaler, door één betaler gefinancierd, ...
Greek:μονοπληρωτικό σύστημα υγείας, μονοασφαλιστικός, ...
Hungarian:egybiztosítós rendszer, egyfinanszírozós, ...
Khmer:ប្រព័ន្ធថែទាំសុខភាពដែលមានស្ថាប័នសាធារណៈតែមួយជាអ្នកផ្តល់ថវិកា, ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងប្រព័ន្ធថែទាំសុខភាពដែលមានអ្នកបង់ប្រាក់តែមួយ, ...
Korean:단일 지불자, 단일 지불자 제도의, ...
Persian:نظام سلامت با تأمین مالی از سوی یک نهاد عمومی, تک‌پرداخت‌گر, ...
Polish:system jednego płatnika, jednopłatnikowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):sistema de pagador único, de pagador único, ...
Romanian:sistem de sănătate publică, monoplătitor, ...
Swedish:enhetlig betalare, ensamfinansierad, ...
Thai:ระบบประกันสุขภาพที่รัฐเป็นผู้จ่ายรายเดียว, ระบบผู้จ่ายรายเดียว, ...
Turkish:tek ödeyici, tek ödeyicili, ...
Vietnamese:hệ thống một bên chi trả, một bên chi trả, ...

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Definition of single-payer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adjective

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