In US health services, a fixed 'per capita' amount that is paid to a hospital, clinic, or physician for each person served. If that person uses few services, the excess amount paid is potential profit for the payee. If the person uses many services, the payee may lose money.

Method of compensation, used primarily by HMOs, to pay providers a fixed amount for each enrollee regardless of the actual number or nature of services provided to each person.

A method of compensation sometimes employed by health insurance companies, in which payment is made to a healthcare provider on a per-patient rather than a per-service basis. For example, under capita [..]

A system where an HMO pays a doctor or hospital a flat monthly fee for the care of each health plan member whether or not any services are delivered.

A capitation program is one in which a dentist or dentists contract with the programs' sponsor or administrator to provide all or most of the dental services covered under the program to subscrib [..]

1610s, "counting of heads," from Late Latin capitationem (nominative capitatio), noun of action from past participle stem of a verb derived from caput "head" (see capitulum). Meani [..]

A payment method in which the provider agrees to provide all the care you may need in return for a fixed monthly payment by your health plan company.

tax or rent per head

A way of paying for health sevices where each person is allocated a set amount who is served under the contract of risk.

in healthcare, refers to a method of payment that has been pre-arranged between the healthcare provider/facility and the physician. This applies to patients enrolled in a health management organizatio [..]

[Late Latin capitatio, from Latin caput head] 1 : a direct uniform tax imposed on each head or person : poll tax [no , or other direct, tax shall be laid "U.S. Constitution art. I"] 2 : a un [..]

A payment system whereby managed care plans pay health care providers a fixed, per-capita amount (usually on a monthly basis) to care for a patient over a given period. Providers are not reimbursed for services that exceed the allotted amount. The rate may be fixed for all members or it can be adjusted for the age and gender of the members, based o [..]

A payment plan for health care providers. Under it, a managed-care health organization pays a doctor or other provider a fixed amount to care for a patient for a specific period of time - regardless of the actual cost of treatment or quantity of services provided. It is the payment of a per capita amount for a defined package of [..]

(n) a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person

This is a fixed amount of money doctors and hospitals get from health plans to serve plan members. They get this amount no matter how many patients they see.

the payment of money to an educational institution, the amount determined by the number of its pupils, students, or other relevant category of person. It is often called per capita funding.

A method of payment for health services in which a physician or hospital is paid a fixed, per capita amount for each person served regardless of the actual number of services provided to each person.

A fixed payment that a patient makes to a health insurance company or provider to recoup costs incurred from various healthcare services. A capitation is different from a deductible or co-pay.

A system where an HMO pays a doctor or hospital a monthly flat rate for the care of each health plan member regardless if any services are delivered or not.

A fixed, prepaid amount a doctor or hospital receives for each person served.

A fixed payment paid per patient enrolled over a defined period of time, paid to a health plan or provider. This covers the costs associated with the patients health care services. This payment is not [..]

A per-member, monthly payment to a provider that covers contracted services and is paid in advance of its delivery. In essence, a provider agrees to provide specified services to plan members for this [..]

A set dollar limit that you or your employer pay to a health maintenance organization (HMO), regardless of how much you use (or don't use) the services offered by its health care providers.

A method of payment for health services in which a physician or hospital is paid a fixed, per capita amount for each person served regardless of the actual number of services provided to each person.

A method of paying for health care services under which providers receive a set payment for each person or “covered life” instead of receiving payment based on the number of services provided or the costs of the services rendered. These payments can be adjusted based on the demographic characteristics, such as age and gender, or the expected costs [..]

A per-member monthly payment to a provider that covers contracted services and is paid in advance of its delivery. In essence, a provider agrees to provide specified services to Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) members for this fixed, predetermined payment for a specified length of time (usually a year), regardless of how many times the member [..]

The system of payment for each customer served, rather than by service performed. Both are used in various ways in U.S. medical care.

A method for payment to providers, used in most managed care arenas. Unlike the older fee-for-service arrangement, in which the provider is paid per procedure, capitation involves a prepaid amount per month to the provider per covered member. The provider is then responsible for providing all contracted services (such as behavioral health) required [..]

Performing a headcount; the counting of people. A poll tax. A system of remuneration for providers of health care, in which providers enroll patients as permanent clients and receive a fixed per [..]