capitation

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Recent Examples of capitation That is where capitation re-enters the conversation. Robert Pearl, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026 The crux of the UnitedHealth crash lies in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Advance Notice for Calendar Year 2027 Medicare Advantage capitation rates, released January 26, 2026. Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitation
Noun
  • The budget came weeks after Gondongwana said South Africa’s debt is projected to peak this fiscal year after rising for nearly two decades, creating room for more infrastructure investment and tax relief.
    Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Lake and Porter counties have also been asked to adopt a 1% food and beverage tax, and Lake County has been asked to pass a 5% innkeepers tax.
    Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Jim O’Connor, ValenSil’s buyer and hiring manager, attributed the production drop-off to the steep tariffs on inputs like aluminum and the heavily unpredictable nature of how they’ve been implemented.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
  • That discontent then feeds domestic politics, producing anti-globalization policies like tariffs; that, in turn, feeds back into the international system, deepening instability.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The city’s excise and public health departments were well-rated for their professionalism, communication and turnaround times.
    Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
  • WalletHub calculated effective state and local tax rates based on income taxes, property taxes and sales and excise taxes.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Howard Lutnick was an early champion of tariffs who advocated for the levies to replace some income taxes.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • There are still claims that adding a one-dollar levy to each plane ticket—paid by foreign visitors—would somehow devastate international tourism.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Push for self-reliance Despite the growth in sales volumes across several automakers, China’s EV market is still grappling with slowing demand, at least partially due to the imposition of a 5% purchase tax on new energy vehicles, after previously being exempted from the full 10% tax.
    Matthew Chin,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Trump’s subsequent campaign of maximum pressure, including the imposition of fifteen hundred new economic sanctions on Iran and its business partners, led Tehran to respond with its own maximum pressure.
    Robin Wright, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The number of tax filers with no federal income tax would increase from 37 million under current law to 66 million under Van Hollen's proposal, according to Steve Wamhoff, director of federal tax policy at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a left-leaning think tank.
    JEFF STEIN THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The loss of the IEEPA tariffs is a massive blow to the administration’s hopes of tariff revenue not just paying down the nearly $39 trillion national debt, but being used to give rebates to Americans and replace income tax.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Revisiting a hasty property tax reform House Bill 389 emerged in the waning days of the 2021 legislative session, already the longest in Idaho history.
    Mark Dee March 6, Idaho Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
  • During the city budgeting process four years ago, the Olathe City Council began to investigate what a property tax rebate program could look like for residents.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
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 11 Mar. 2026.

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