: 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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Some practices with favorable payer mixes break even or earn modest margins.
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Jess Steier, STAT, 29 Jan. 2026
Villa became the sixth-highest payers in both 2023-24 and 2024-25m with Spurs dropping down.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
As the risk managers in the system, healthcare payers tend to be cautious.
—Shubham Singhal, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
For tax year 2025, employers and other payers are not required to separately report qualified overtime compensation on Forms W-2, 1099-NEC, or 1099-MISC.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Jess Steier, STAT, 29 Jan. 2026
Villa became the sixth-highest payers in both 2023-24 and 2024-25m with Spurs dropping down.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
As the risk managers in the system, healthcare payers tend to be cautious.
—Shubham Singhal, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
For tax year 2025, employers and other payers are not required to separately report qualified overtime compensation on Forms W-2, 1099-NEC, or 1099-MISC.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Payer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payer. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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