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noun pay·er \ ˈpā-ər \

variants: or less commonly payor play \ˈpā-ər, (ˌ)pā-ˈȯr\

Definition of payer

:one that pays; especially :the person by whom a bill or note has been or should be paid

He is a prompt bill payer.

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The single-payer bill passed the Senate floor earlier this year.

— angela hart, sacbee, "It’s time to get serious about ‘health care for all,’ says California Assembly leader who blocked it before," 24 Aug. 2017
A chunk of this would come from online filings by 8 million tax payers every month under the goods and services tax and increased compliance on income tax.

— archana chaudhary, Bloomberg.com, "With Attacks Soaring, India Races to Regulate Cryptocurrencies," 21 Aug. 2017
The American Sustainable Business Council, a business advocacy organization, started a campaign in April in support of single-payer health care.

— bernie sanders, Fortune, "Bernie Sanders: Why Medicare-for-All Is Good for Business," 21 Aug. 2017
Is America’s adoption of Canadian-style, single-payer health care inevitable?

— brian riedl, National Review, "America Needs Health-Care Reform, and Single-Payer Will Be No Part of It," 15 Aug. 2017
Tottenham recently sold right-back Kyle Walker to Premier League rivals Kyle Walker and Rose urged the north London side to reinvest the £50m into purchasing some world class payers, with Spurs yet to sign anybody so far this summer.

— SI.com, "Danny Rose Apologizes for Controversial Comments About Tottenham's Transfer Business," 11 Aug. 2017
Harris’s policy positions on free college, single payer health care, an increased minimum wage, and criminal justice reform, are solidly to the left.

— brittney cooper, Cosmopolitan, "Get Off Kamala Harris's Back," 7 Aug. 2017
The bill would have decimated funding for the social health care program Medicaid, which is the country's largest payer for mental health services and is particularly important for low-income people.

— lily herman, Allure, "A Senator Tried to Make an Eating Disorder "Joke" About Republicans' Failed "Skinny" Repeal," 28 July 2017
A growing number of Democrats now support some form of single-payer health-care system.

— ed kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Now What? Democrats Must Decide How to Exploit the Collapse of Trumpcare.," 19 July 2017

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