| Single-payor system | Single-payor system (or single-payer system) is a type of financing system in healthcare in which a single entity collects all healthcare fees and pays out all healthcare costs. Under a single-payor system, healthcare providers (doctors, hospitals, etc.) bill one entity (a single organization, or the government, for example) for services. Currently in the United States, there are many different healthcare organizations and tens of thousands of payors. This means, for example, that a doctor’s office has to fill out a variety of forms and deal with a complex billing system. Proponents of a single-payor system for the United States say that such a setup would cut back on administrative waste and save money that could be applied to providing care. (See Payor.)
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