: 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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In fact, Medicaid is the nation’s largest payer of long-term care.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 July 2025
Federal payers reimburse at lower rates, often below the cost of care, resulting in chronic financial losses.
—Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz took part in a roundtable discussion with insurers in which the payers pledged commitments to six key reforms to the prior authorization process.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 23 June 2025
The commercial payers are reluctant to do increases.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 July 2025
Federal payers reimburse at lower rates, often below the cost of care, resulting in chronic financial losses.
—Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz took part in a roundtable discussion with insurers in which the payers pledged commitments to six key reforms to the prior authorization process.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 23 June 2025
The commercial payers are reluctant to do increases.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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“Payer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payer. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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