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
  • The permit applications showed oil companies requested to flare or vent more than 195 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year, enough to power more than 3 million homes and generate millions of dollars of tax revenue had the gas been captured.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Both measures became state law after legislators tucked them into a 1,000-plus page tax bill approved by Walz.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Trump earlier this week said India had offered to cut its tariffs on American imports to zero, while complaining that the proposal had come too late in the negotiation.
    Priyanka Salve,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
  • According to one survey, about half of those age 61 and older are fearful of what changes in tariffs will do to their retirement savings or retirement income.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • More tax revenue Mecklenburg County brought in more than $219 million in state tax revenue from sales, excise, and income taxes.
    Chase Jordan August 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The genius of the people will ill brook the inquisitive and peremptory spirit of excise laws.
    Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The analyst said the 39% levy is almost two-times higher than previously expected for the country.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
  • So far, the import levies and broader uncertainty have weighed heavy on American factories.
    Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The move follows the imposition of new layers of bureaucratic scrutiny on wind farm permits, and the withdrawal of permits for at least one major offshore wind farm already under construction.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Its starts with the imposition of tariffs by the United States on countries around the world – friend and foe, for disparate reasons.
    Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Buying them en masse has essentially only been taking place since the 1920s—which is to say after the imposition of the Federal Reserve and the income tax in 1913.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • And much of the nearly $1 billion gain would be taxed at a lower capital gains rate, not the higher income tax rate.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • If some of that revenue were used for property tax relief … Detroit would still be a high property tax city.
    Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Doing so enables the developers to receive a property tax cut offered by Cook County.
    Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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