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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The power struggle came about after Rivas challenged Rendon, capitalizing on Democrats’ frustrations over changes in committee leadership and Rendon’s shelving of a single-payer health care bill.
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Those tensions deserve attention in the United States, where government already finances roughly half of all health spending—and where calls for Canadian-style single-payer health care are growing louder.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 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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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Those tensions deserve attention in the United States, where government already finances roughly half of all health spending—and where calls for Canadian-style single-payer health care are growing louder.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 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 1 May. 2026.
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