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capitation

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noun/kapɪˈteɪʃən/
  1. 1

    Performing a headcount; the counting of people.countableuncountable

  2. 2

    A head tax.countableuncountable

  3. 3

    A system of remuneration for providers of health care, in which providers enroll patients as permanent clients and receive a fixed (and capped) periodic payment for each enrollee (i.e., per capita).countableuncountable

    • Capitation started out as a popular method for reimbursing primary care physicians/gatekeepers. Now capitated contracts can be seen in every area of healthcare... ... because of varying volumes, not all specialty care providers should be ca
  4. 4

    A donation made to an educational institution to obtain admission.Indiacountableeuphemistic

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