capitation

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Recent Examples of capitation This increase is primarily attributed to growth in capitation revenue due to recent acquisitions. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024 However, technology can bridge the gap to forecast performance in primary care attribution, prospective bundles and partial or full capitation. David Snow, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 Initially, capitation rates for Medicare Advantage were set at 95% of the average cost of an enrollee in original Medicare. Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023 In general, the sicker the member, the bigger the capitation. Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023 It’s called capitation, and the idea was to encourage medical providers to be more efficient. Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023 With capitation, physicians are prepaid based on the age and known diseases of their patients. Robert Pearl, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022 Medicare Advantage is a capitation program. WSJ, 1 Sep. 2021 Under Medicare Advantage, health plans are paid a set amount per patient per month, known as a capitation. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitation
Noun
  • Between the lines: The Senate has historically opposed raising the tax while the House has been more supportive.
    Arika Herron, Axios, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Tariffs are a tax on goods exchanged between countries.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Massive tariffs aren’t the only changes Trump is promising to enact.
    Bryan Mena, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Trump also hiked his 2018 aluminum tariffs to 25% from 10%.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Most alcohol taxes are flat-rate excise taxes that haven’t been adjusted for inflation in decades.
    Jackie Snow, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Everyone understood that the latter included both excise taxes and tariff duties, and most anticipated that these levies would be the principal sources of federal revenue.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Trump issued an executive order on Feb. 1 imposing a 10% tariff on Canadian energy imports to the U.S., in addition to sweeping 25% levies on goods from from Canada and Mexico.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Melton had hoped that the Nippon takeover would put a high, concrete valuation on Gary Works and give the city leverage to argue for a higher levy.
    Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • However, the country's deflationary crisis persists, and when compounded by sluggish domestic consumption, an out-of-character production slump, and the recent imposition of tariffs from the United States, creates a fourfold challenge for the economic giant.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The imposition of those tariffs on Mexico and Canada, though, was delayed for a month by subsequent executive orders after talks with those countries.
    Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The move was part of an overhaul aimed at eventually phasing out the state's individual income tax altogether which also extended the state sales tax to more services.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Residents of these remote villages rely on VITA to prepare free income tax returns.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But there has to be a better way to do this and part of that is reforming New York City’s very kooky property tax structure, where Con Ed pays more to City Hall than anyone else and then has to charge higher fees to customers.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
  • On the business front, Maybank wrote, there could be more rebates for corporate tax, as well as rebates on property tax for commercial properties.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Korean celebrities paid tribute to Kim following the news of her death.
    Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Adam Sandler's '50 years' performance Elsewhere, Adam Sandler paid tribute to the show's many memories and team members, including its hard-working crew.
    Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2025

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“Capitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitation. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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