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)

Descriptor ID	D018855
MeSH Number(s)	N03.219.521.576.343.962 N03.219.521.855 N03.349.550.805
Concept/Terms	Single-Payer System Single-Payer System Single Payer System Single-Payer Systems System, Single-Payer Systems, Single-Payer Single-Payer Plan Single-Payer Plan Plan, Single-Payer Plans, Single-Payer Single Payer Plan Single-Payer Plans

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