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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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. [L.L. capitatio, fr. caput, head]]

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cap·i·ta·tion .kap-ə-'tā-shən n
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

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cap·i·ta·tion (kap″ĭ-taґshən) the annual fee paid to a physician or group of physicians by each participant in a health plan.

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  • capitation — [kap΄i tā′shən] n. [LL capitatio < L caput, HEAD] a tax or fee of so much per head; payment per capita: see also POLL TAX …   English World dictionary

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