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
  • Reliable sources include your plan administrator, the IRS website, or a licensed tax advisor.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • His proposal would also establish a 10% housing exemption to all commercial properties and create an affordable housing exemption for large apartment buildings that Worrell says would lead to lower tax bills.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And businesses that have so far swallowed the tariffs without raising prices may not be able to for much longer.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Trump’s tariffs are unpopular Trump has argued that tariffs will bring manufacturing and jobs back to the United States, but the public hasn’t gotten behind them.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 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
  • And some voters will have the opportunity to weigh in on tax increase measures, including Boise’s ask for an $11 million open-space levy and Meridian’s for a $5 million public safety levy.
    Rose Evans November 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Because state law limits the amount of revenue municipalities can raise through property and sales tax levies, wheel taxes have been increasingly proposed across Wisconsin municipalities as solutions to rising costs.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Platte County Circuit Judge Amy Ashelford suspended the imposition of his sentence and placed him on two years’ probation.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
  • An Updown girl buried with adornments befitting the seventh-century Anglo-Saxon elite had a sub-Saharan African grandparent, and the Slavicization of Eurasia was the result of east-to-west migration rather than of top-down imposition by Slavic elites.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Earnings before income tax, or EBIT, also collapsed, with both adjusted and reported EBIT falling by more than 80 percent.
    Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
  • By contacting, a low income tax clinic a taxpayer can receive help in resolving the problem in a few ways.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Renters may speak about their rent or their children’s ability to rent or buy, while homeowners might want to talk about their property tax bill.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Ciattarelli, a businessman and former state representative, has zeroed in on taxes -- vowing to reduce the state's personal and corporate tax rates, and expanding a property tax freeze for seniors in the high-tax state.
    Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 2 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 5 Nov. 2025.

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