A single-payer-universal-health-care plan for an entire population can be financed from a pool to which many parSingle-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 UK). The term "single-payer" thus only describes the funding mechanism—referring to health care financed by a single public body from a single fund—and does not specify the type of delivery, or for whom doctors work.ties—employees, employers, and the state—have contributed.
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