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
  • However, the tax cuts would only provide a temporary boost to the Indian economy, and job creation needs to improve for a sustained consumption pickup, Nomura's Varma said.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The project is administered by Local Media Foundation, tax ID #36‐4427750, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable trust affiliated with Local Media Association.
    Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Concerns center around rising prices from tariffs and general inflation, declining consumer confidence, economic uncertainties and potential stockouts.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Exact tariff amounts fluctuate and vary based on source, but Evans reported orders reaching orders increasing by as much as 50%.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In July, the state increased the excise rate from 15% to 19%.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The figure is calculated by using states’ restitution for poached big-game animals and the loss of hunting-license revenue, which has a knock-on effect of loss of federal excise-tax dollars to states.
    Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In 2011, the Wisconsin State Legislature altered the property tax levy formula limits, eliminating the 2% ceiling that local municipalities could draw from taxpayers in places where new construction couldn't justify a larger levy increase.
    Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, analysts warn that Washington’s levies, as well as the expiry of a sub-Saharan Africa-US free trade deal, will push African nations even closer to Beijing’s sphere of influence.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Press freedom groups rank China as the world's top jailer of journalists, with 112 journalists and media workers currently behind bars, alongside another eight in Hong Kong in the wake of Beijing's imposition of a national security law there in 2020.
    Ashish Valentine, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Such a broad imposition of tariffs would have been a fiercer move than any Joe Biden contemplated.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some provisions in the Big Beautiful Bill won’t impact Tennessee, as the state does not have an income tax.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The plan also draws on redirecting corporate income tax revenues and removing the 6% sales tax from fuel sales to allow for a 20-cent-per-gallon hike in the fuel tax, while leaving the price paid at the pump about the same.
    Paul Egan, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In 2011, the Wisconsin State Legislature altered the property tax levy formula limits, eliminating the 2% ceiling that local municipalities could draw from taxpayers in places where new construction couldn't justify a larger levy increase.
    Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Given that several local taxing entities adopted budgets that include collecting additional property tax revenues in 2026, residents are preparing to see their bills increase further.
    Sofi Zeman October 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 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 7 Oct. 2025.

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