capitation
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Oak Street operated on a capitation basis under the Medicare Advantage program—which meant the bulk of its revenues were keyed off the number of enrolled Medicare patients, leaving it vulnerable to higher-than-expected expenses.
From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025
Under Medicare Advantage, health plans are paid a set amount per patient per month, known as a capitation.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2021
As a consequence, the drafters of the 14th and 15th amendments saw no need to repeal the capitation clause.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2019
The next section says that “no capitation, or other direct, tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2019
What respect this man would have felt for the school if the money had been drawn out of his own pocket in the shape of capitation fees!
From John Bull, Junior or French as She is Traduced by O'Rell, Max
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