: 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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Otsuka’s strategy highlights the business challenges faced by digital therapeutics developers that must spend huge sums to develop their products and run clinical trials, only to find that there’s limited interest from patients, physicians, and payers.
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Elaine Chen, STAT, 14 Aug. 2024
Achiuwa has yet to sign with a team and can return to the Knicks for at most the $5.2 million tax payer’s mid-level exception.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
The Palm Beach County jail is already quite full, with tax payers bearing the burden.
—Alex Freeman, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2024
According to the organization's website, the primary payer source at Bridgehaven is Kentucky Medicaid, with some grant funding for unhoused people without Medicaid in need of services.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2024
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Elaine Chen, STAT, 14 Aug. 2024
Achiuwa has yet to sign with a team and can return to the Knicks for at most the $5.2 million tax payer’s mid-level exception.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
The Palm Beach County jail is already quite full, with tax payers bearing the burden.
—Alex Freeman, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2024
According to the organization's website, the primary payer source at Bridgehaven is Kentucky Medicaid, with some grant funding for unhoused people without Medicaid in need of services.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Payer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payer. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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