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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Steyer, who made his money as a hedge fund manager, casts himself as a progressive stalwart who will institute single-payer healthcare and close corporate tax loopholes.
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Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The biggest barrier to health care access is a system designed to put profit over people – and the only real solution is universal single-payer healthcare.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Absent from the proposal are sweeping new taxes on the wealthy, a cap on credit card interest rates and the creation of a single-payer health-care system, which are popular with prominent progressives like Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Vermont aborted its attempt to implement single-payer more than a decade ago after its governor concluded that the taxes needed to finance the system would crater the state economy.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The biggest barrier to health care access is a system designed to put profit over people – and the only real solution is universal single-payer healthcare.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Absent from the proposal are sweeping new taxes on the wealthy, a cap on credit card interest rates and the creation of a single-payer health-care system, which are popular with prominent progressives like Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Vermont aborted its attempt to implement single-payer more than a decade ago after its governor concluded that the taxes needed to finance the system would crater the state economy.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Single-payer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single-payer. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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