capitation

noun

cap·i·ta·tion ˌka-pə-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce capitation (audio)

: a direct uniform tax imposed on each head or person : poll tax

: a uniform per capita payment or fee

: a capitated health-care system

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Under a capitation system, providers get paid per patient rather than per procedure.

Ginny Monk, courant.com, 5 Mar. 2022 That can double the capitation rates for enrollees with multiple risks.

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2021 Capitation, at its best, both improves health care and cuts costs.

Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017 The law was poorly written, and led to a proliferation of H.M.O.s that failed to cut costs and deprived people of care, putting many off the idea of capitation.

Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017 And Chief Justice John Roberts’s opinion in NFIB v. Sebelius, citing precedent, suggested that the category of direct taxes includes only capitations and taxes on property.

Jonathan H. Adler, Washington Post, 13 May 2017

单词	capitations
释义	capitation noun cap·i·ta·tion ˌka-pə-ˈtā-shən 1 : a direct uniform tax imposed on each head or person : poll tax 2 : a uniform per capita payment or fee 3 : a capitated health-care system Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Under a capitation system, providers get paid per patient rather than per procedure. Ginny Monk, courant.com, 5 Mar. 2022 That can double the capitation rates for enrollees with multiple risks. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2021 Capitation, at its best, both improves health care and cuts costs. Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017 The law was poorly written, and led to a proliferation of H.M.O.s that failed to cut costs and deprived people of care, putting many off the idea of capitation. Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017 And Chief Justice John Roberts’s opinion in NFIB v. Sebelius, citing precedent, suggested that the category of direct taxes includes only capitations and taxes on property. Jonathan H. Adler, Washington Post, 13 May 2017 Word History Etymology Late Latin capitation-, capitatio poll tax, from Latin capit-, caput First Known Use 1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition capitation noun cap·i·ta·tion ˌkap-ə-ˈtā-shən 1 : a fixed per capita payment made periodically to a medical service provider (as a physician) by a managed care group (as an HMO) in return for medical care provided to enrolled individuals 2 : a capitated health-care system Legal Definition capitation noun cap·i·ta·tion ˌka-pə-ˈtā-shən 1 : a direct uniform tax imposed on each head or person : poll tax no capitation, or other direct, tax shall be laid U.S. Constitution art. I 2 : a uniform per person payment or fee History and Etymology for capitation Late Latin capitatio, from Latin caput head capitations noun plural of capitation as in income taxes Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance income taxes property taxes poll taxes sales taxes sin taxes withholding taxes hidden taxes single taxes personal taxes direct taxes tariffs taxes value-added taxes excises tributes estate taxes supertaxes inheritance taxes customs impositions death taxes levies tolls flat taxes imposts surtaxes proportional taxes duties assessments surcharges
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capitation

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