Which group is NOT one of the three types of insurers & payers?

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Which group is NOT one of the three types of insurers & payers?

Paying for care comes from three main groups: private sector payers (commercial insurers and employer plans), public sector payers (government programs like Medicare/Medicaid), and consumers who pay out of pocket. Hospitals are providers that deliver care, not payers. They may bill payers or patients, but they don’t finance care themselves. So the group that is not a payer is hospitals. The other options fit because they represent actual payer categories: private sector and public sector as funding sources, and consumers paying directly as out-of-pocket payers.

Paying for care comes from three main groups: private sector payers (commercial insurers and employer plans), public sector payers (government programs like Medicare/Medicaid), and consumers who pay out of pocket. Hospitals are providers that deliver care, not payers. They may bill payers or patients, but they don’t finance care themselves. So the group that is not a payer is hospitals. The other options fit because they represent actual payer categories: private sector and public sector as funding sources, and consumers paying directly as out-of-pocket payers.

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