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BNC: 27822 COCA: 32691
BNC: 27822 COCA: 32691

capitation

noun

cap·​i·​ta·​tion ˌka-pə-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce capitation (audio)
1
: a direct uniform tax imposed on each head or person : poll tax
2
: a uniform per capita payment or fee
3
: a capitated health-care system

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Under a capitation system, providers get paid per patient rather than per procedure. Ginny Monk, courant.com, 5 Mar. 2022 That can double the capitation rates for enrollees with multiple risks. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2021 Capitation, at its best, both improves health care and cuts costs. Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017 The law was poorly written, and led to a proliferation of H.M.O.s that failed to cut costs and deprived people of care, putting many off the idea of capitation. Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017 And Chief Justice John Roberts’s opinion in NFIB v. Sebelius, citing precedent, suggested that the category of direct taxes includes only capitations and taxes on property. Jonathan H. Adler, Washington Post, 13 May 2017

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin capitation-, capitatio poll tax, from Latin capit-, caput

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of capitation was in 1641
BNC: 27822 COCA: 32691

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