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Single payer

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004561

A healthcare system where a single public or quasi-public agency organizes healthcare financing, but the delivery of care remains largely in private hands. This system typically funds healthcare services through taxes, eliminating multiple private insurance companies. Countries like Canada and Taiwan operate under a single-payer model.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004561
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004561",
  "term": "Single payer",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A healthcare system where a single public or quasi-public agency organizes healthcare financing, but the delivery of care remains largely in private hands. This system typically funds healthcare services through taxes, eliminating multiple private insurance companies. Countries like Canada and Taiwan operate under a single-payer model.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/single-payer/"
}

Record 4,642 of 5,439 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.