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sin·gle-pay·er | \ ˈsiŋ-gəl-ˈpā-ər 
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\Definition of single-payer
: 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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The first known use of single-payer was in 1987
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