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
That can double the capitation rates for enrollees with multiple risks.
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
It has been said that when the first census was taken the general impression was a capitation tax was to be imposed, and that in consequence the inmates reported were far below the actual number.
From Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 by Kennedy, James
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