Single-Payer System
An approach to health care financing with only one source of money for paying health care providers. The scope may be national (the Canadian System), state-wide, or community-based. The payer may be a governmental unit or other entity such as an insurance company. The proposed advantages include administrative simplicity for patients and providers, and resulting significant savings in overhead costs. (From Slee and Slee, Health Care Reform Terms, 1993, p106)
Year introduced: 1996
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Tree Number(s): N03.219.521.576.343.962, N03.219.521.855, N03.349.550.805
MeSH Unique ID: D018855
Entry Terms:
- Single Payer System
- Single-Payer Systems
- System, Single-Payer
- Systems, Single-Payer
- Single-Payer Plan
- Plan, Single-Payer
- Plans, Single-Payer
- Single Payer Plan
- Single-Payer Plans
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