Look up: Capitation

1. capitation
   Type: Term Pronunciation: kap′i-tā′shun Definitions: 1. A system of medical reimbursement wherein the provider is paid an annual fee per covered patient by an insurer or other financial source, which aggregate fees are intended to reimburse all provided services.
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2. capitation
   [n] - a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person
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3. Capitation
   Capitation: In U.S. health services, capitation refers to a fixed 'per capita' amount that is paid to a hospital, clinic or doctor for each person served.
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4. capitation
   a tax formerly charged on every person in a country or group,at the same amount per person Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs
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5. Capitation
   Cap`i·ta'tion noun [ Latin capitatio a poll tax, from caput head; confer French capitation .] 1. A numbering of heads or individuals. [ Obsolete] Sir T. Browne. 2. A tax upon each head or person, without reference to property; a poll tax.
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6. capitation
   In U.S. Health services, capitation refers to a fixed per capita amount that is paid to a hospital, clinic or doctor for each person served. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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7. capitation
   noun a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person
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8. capitation
   The system of payment for each customer served, rather than by service performed. Both are used in various ways in U.S. medical care. Source: Weisbrod's class circa 5/21/97 Contexts: public
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9. capitation
   (kap″ĭ-ta´shәn) the annual fee paid to a health care practice by each participant in a health plan.
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10. Capitation
    • (n.) A numbering of heads or individuals. • (n.) A tax upon each head or person, without reference to property; a poll tax.
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11. capitation
    major direct tax in France before the Revolution of 1789, first established in 1695 as a wartime measure. Originally, the capitation was to be paid ... [1 related articles]
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12. capitation
    capitation 1. A payment or fee of a fixed amount per person. 2. A numbering or assessing by the head. 3. 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.
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13. Capitation
    (healthcare) `Capitation`, in the context of health care systems, is a method of paying health care service providers (e.g., physicians or nurse practitioners). Generally these providers are contracted with a type of health maintenance organization (HMO) known as an independent practice assoc...
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