capitation

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Recent Examples of capitation 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 Clinics enroll their eligible clients on income and other factors then manage their care to the rate of capitation; the fewer health problems, the less use, and thus some value capture from the prepaid rate. Roger Valdez, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitation
Noun
  • Long term interest rates, such as mortgage rates overall, Zandi said, would end up higher because Trump's tariff, immigration and tax policies would fuel inflation and bigger budget deficits.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Hunter Biden is indicted on federal tax charges in California.
    Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The National Retail Federation warned that U.S. consumers could lose $46 billion to $78 billion in spending power each year if Trump imposes new tariffs.
    Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
  • But Chinese officials laser-focused on stabilizing their faltering economy are also mindful of the tariffs of 60% or more that Trump has vowed to impose on all Chinese imports.
    Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In the nineteenth century, the United States had high tariffs, domestic excise taxes (sales taxes), and no income tax.
    Nathan Lewis, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
  • In addition, businesses whose products and services incur high costs on governments and infrastructure–think excise taxes on diesel fuel and tires for trucking—also rightly pay more.
    Eileen McCarron, The Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Pro tips: Check what's on your sample ballot and use Franklin County's levy estimator to see how your property taxes would be affected by a successful levy or bond issue.
    Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Byron Callan, aerospace and defense analyst with Capital Alpha Partners The U.S. got a taste of the damage that tariffs wreak after the Trump administration imposed a 25% tariff in 2018 on most steel imports and a 10% levy on aluminum.
    Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Throughout history, in the United States and elsewhere, the imposition of political control on a civil service has been a recipe for incompetence and anti-democratic abuse.
    Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Start by understanding that the imposition of significant import tariffs by the largest economy in the world would affect the entire global economy.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Trump has suggested cutting the corporate tax rate and has floated some income tax cuts too.
    Li Zhou, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Without changes from Congress, the income tax brackets will revert to 10%, 15%, 25%, 28%, 33%, 35% and 39.6% after 2025.
    Kate Dore, CFP®, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Georgia is one of eight states with property tax measures on the ballot.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • And Seattle voters will weigh in on a $1.55 billion transportation levy, the largest property tax measure in city history.
    Melissa Santos, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • There was a Beatles medley to represent the ’60s, a Huey Lewis and the News tribute for the ’80s and a bit of Taylor Swift to bring us up to date.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Celine Dion has paid tribute to iconic producer/arranger/composer and bandleader Quincy Jones, following his death Sunday at age 91.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Capitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitation. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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