: one that pays
especially
: the person by whom a bill or note has been or should be paid
He is a prompt bill payer.
Examples of payer in a Sentence
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WebMD Ignite, with the addition of Healthwise’s operating assets, will provide patient education services to more than 650 health care organizations, over 50% of U.S. hospitals and 85% of the top 20 payers, the news release said.
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
Academic studies show that private-equity firms’ involvement in health care is associated with significant cost increases for patients and payers, such as Medicare.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2024
Those are interesting points that would likely interest payers.
—Seth Joseph, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Researchers disaggregated the spending data by race and ethnicity, but not by payer.
—Claire Wolters, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2024
Choice is critical—PBMs offer options that are tailored to what a payer needs.
—David Joyner, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
The program is intended as the federal government’s stopgap measure to improve failing nursing homes before barring them from Medicare and Medicaid program, which is the main payer for most nursing homes.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2024
That cost is increasingly unsustainable for payers in the U.S., and prohibitive for people whose insurance doesn’t cover the drug.
—Lisa Shah, STAT, 28 Mar. 2024
This is a particular problem for Treasury, which is among the biggest payers on the planet – if not the biggest.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
Academic studies show that private-equity firms’ involvement in health care is associated with significant cost increases for patients and payers, such as Medicare.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2024
Those are interesting points that would likely interest payers.
—Seth Joseph, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Researchers disaggregated the spending data by race and ethnicity, but not by payer.
—Claire Wolters, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2024
Choice is critical—PBMs offer options that are tailored to what a payer needs.
—David Joyner, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
The program is intended as the federal government’s stopgap measure to improve failing nursing homes before barring them from Medicare and Medicaid program, which is the main payer for most nursing homes.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2024
That cost is increasingly unsustainable for payers in the U.S., and prohibitive for people whose insurance doesn’t cover the drug.
—Lisa Shah, STAT, 28 Mar. 2024
This is a particular problem for Treasury, which is among the biggest payers on the planet – if not the biggest.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Payer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payer. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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