capitation payment

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• capitation fee — ➔ fee * * * capitation fee UK US noun [C] FINANCE, GOVERNMENT ► in the UK, a payment or charge that is made for each patient in a particular area or each student in a school: »The basic idea is that patients pay a flat rate capitation fee to a… …   Financial and business terms

• capitation — cap·i·ta·tion /ˌka pə tā shən/ n [Late Latin capitatio, from Latin caput head] 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 unif …   Law dictionary

• capitation — UK US /ˌkæpɪˈteɪʃən/ noun [U] FINANCE, GOVERNMENT ► payment to a medical worker based on the number of patients in their care: »In Britain general practitioners are paid mainly through a mixture of capitation and performance payments. ► an amount …   Financial and business terms

• capitation fee — noun A payment made to a general practitioner for each patient on his or her list • • • Main Entry: ↑capitation …   Useful english dictionary

• capitation — ► NOUN ▪ the payment of a fee or grant to a doctor, school, etc., the amount being determined by the number of patients, pupils, etc. ORIGIN Latin, from caput head …   English terms dictionary

• 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

• Capitation Payments — Payments agreed upon in a capitation contract by a health insurance company and a medical provider. It is a fixed, pre arranged monthly payment received by a physician, clinic or hospital per patient enrolled in a health plan with a capitated… …   Investment dictionary

• capitation — capitative, adj. /kap i tay sheuhn/, n. 1. a numbering or assessing by the head. 2. a poll tax. 3. a fee or payment of a uniform amount for each person. [1605 15; ( < F) < LL capitation (s. of capitatio), equiv. to L capit (s. of caput) head +… …   Universalium

• capitation — UK [ˌkæpɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms capitation : singular capitation plural capitations business a tax or payment in which the same amount of money is paid by each person …   English dictionary

• capitation — noun Etymology: Late Latin capitation , capitatio poll tax, from Latin capit , caput Date: 1641 1. a direct uniform tax imposed on each head or person ; poll tax 2. a uniform per capita payment or fee 3. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• 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. * * * A system of medical reimbursement wherein the provider is paid an annual fee per… …   Medical dictionary