Meaning & use
capitation
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A fixed fee or payment charged or paid per person, especially per patient or student, rather than based on the services actually used.
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Under the capitation plan, the clinic receives a set payment for each patient enrolled, regardless of how many visits they make.
The medieval lord imposed a capitation on every adult living within his territory.
A note on using this word
Most common today in healthcare financing, where 'capitation' describes a payment model based on the number of patients rather than the number of treatments.
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