single-payer

adjective

Being or relating to a form of universal health care in which the costs of essential healthcare for all residents are covered by a single public system (whether state-run or contracted from private organizations).

Opposite
multipayer
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Meanings

adjectivesingle-payer (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegovernmentBeing or relating to a form of universal health care in which the costs of essential healthcare for all residents are covered by a single public system (whether state-run or contracted from private organizations).

    Antonyms: multipayer

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBeing or relating to a form of universal health care in which the costs of essential healthcare for all residents are covered by a single public system (whether state-run or contracted from private organizations).

Opposite
multipayer
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APA

single-payer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single-payer

MLA

“single-payer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single-payer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “single-payer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single-payer.

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