capitation

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capitation

/kapɪˈteɪʃən/

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Learned borrowing from Latin capitātiōnem, from caput (“head”).

noun capitations

countable, uncountable Performing a headcount; the counting of people.
countable, uncountable A head tax.
Similar: poll tax
countable, uncountable 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). 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 capitated at the same time. For example, higher volume service
India, countable, euphemistic, uncountable A donation made to an educational institution to obtain admission.

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noun performing headcount

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@misc{capitation_2026,
  title = {capitation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/capitation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}