Single-payer healthcare

Single-payer healthcare is a type of universal healthcare^[1] in which the costs of essential healthcare for all residents are covered by a single public system (hence "single-payer").^[2]^[3]

Single-payer systems may contract for healthcare services from private organizations (as is the case in Canada) or may own and employ healthcare resources and personnel (as is the case in the United Kingdom). "Single-payer" describes the mechanism by which healthcare is paid for by a single public authority, not a private authority, nor a mix of both.^[4]^[5]

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[1] Gaffney, Adam (September 16, 2018). Universal healthcare was unthinkable in America, but not any more. The Guardian. Retrieved: February 1, 2019.

[2] "single-payer system definition". September 23, 2017. Archived from the original on October 2, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.

[3] "the definition of single-payer". Dictionary.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.

[4] "What We Talk About When We Talk About Single Payer". healthaffairs.org. 2017. doi:10.1377/forefront.20170919.062040.

[5] "What is single-payer health care?". March 26, 2014. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.

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