capitation

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Recent Examples of capitation Many have already discovered that the best way to do this is to enter into global capitation arrangements by which providers receive a fee to manage all of a plan member’s healthcare expenses. Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025 This increase is primarily attributed to growth in capitation revenue due to recent acquisitions. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024 However, despite the clear drawbacks of the fee-for-service model and the benefits of capitation, the transition has been slow. Robert Pearl, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 In general, the sicker the member, the bigger the capitation. Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitation
Noun
  • Trump himself has long torpedoed the very idea of a carbon tax.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Bloomberg, who served three consecutive terms as mayor in the early 2000s, also pushed for steep tax hikes on the wealthy, and even proposed free transit in some places.
    Connor Greene, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Trump has also imposed additional tariffs on India due to its purchases of Russian oil.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
  • What happened with tariff rebate checks?
    Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Department leaders requested the change because the agency does not handle excise taxes -- which tax specific goods and services -- and never has.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
  • In July, the state increased the excise rate from 15% to 19%.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • After the 150-day period concludes, the levies can only continue if Congress signs off on them.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Known as the Smoot-Hawley tariffs (for their congressional sponsors), these levies have been widely condemned by economists and historians for limiting world commerce and making the Great Depression worse.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Mussolini’s invasion of Abyssinia in 1935 and subsequent need for military support from Germany pushed Italy into a closer alliance with Hitler that, in turn, led to the imposition of anti-Jewish legislation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Legislative history seems to suggest that Congress did not intend IEEPA to permit the imposition of tariffs.
    Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Hungary offers a number of incentives, including exempting women with four or more children from paying income tax, but is still struggling to coax people to have kids.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The city’s biggest hook on the billionaire set is a personal income tax that is, practically speaking, optional.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • These stores would operate without rent or property tax obligations and aim to sell at wholesale prices, passing on savings to customers.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Take the quiz here … WALLET RELIEF – These 10 states offer the biggest property tax savings for American homeowners.
    , FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The new, additional $200 impost buys nothing except the privilege of enjoying Bhutan’s stunning scenery and fresh mountain air.
    Amy Gunia, Time, 23 Sep. 2022

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“Capitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitation. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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