: one that pays
especially
: the person by whom a bill or note has been or should be paid
He is a prompt bill payer.
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Patient Services net revenue increased by 7.7%, primarily due to additional treatment volume and increased third-party payer collections, offset by lower revenue from sales-type leases of negative pressure wound therapy pumps.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Experts advising Medicare are just beginning to wrestle with how the program — the largest payer of health care in the U.S. — should pay for software used as medical devices, which can range from video games prescribed for ADHD to technology that analyzes data from CT scans.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
This is especially crucial for the Treasury, which is among the biggest payers on the planet – if not the biggest.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
Generally, payers in both the public markets, such as Medicare and Medicaid, as well as insurers in the commercial sector, each make coverage decisions.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Experts advising Medicare are just beginning to wrestle with how the program — the largest payer of health care in the U.S. — should pay for software used as medical devices, which can range from video games prescribed for ADHD to technology that analyzes data from CT scans.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
This is especially crucial for the Treasury, which is among the biggest payers on the planet – if not the biggest.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
Generally, payers in both the public markets, such as Medicare and Medicaid, as well as insurers in the commercial sector, each make coverage decisions.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for payer
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“Payer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payer. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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