"single-payer" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} single-payer (not comparable)
  1. (healthcare) Being or relating to a form of universal health care in which the costs of essential healthcare for all residents are covered by a single public system (whether state-run or contracted from private organizations). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Healthcare
    Sense id: en-single-payer-en-adj-8C5ZudKR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, healthcare

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