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
Instead, Crockett supports Americans joining a single-payer system, better known as Medicare for All, which is backed by left-leaning figures such as Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, and Rep. Alexandria Oscasio-Cortez, D-New York.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 28 Feb. 2026
Steyer also supports single payer health care with the caveat that California will not move to a single-payer system overnight.
—Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Feb. 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
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Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Instead, Crockett supports Americans joining a single-payer system, better known as Medicare for All, which is backed by left-leaning figures such as Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, and Rep. Alexandria Oscasio-Cortez, D-New York.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 28 Feb. 2026
Steyer also supports single payer health care with the caveat that California will not move to a single-payer system overnight.
—Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Feb. 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
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“Single-payer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single-payer. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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