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Formally defined, capitation is a flat periodic payment per enrollee to a healthcare provider; it is the sole. reimbursement for providing services to a defined population. The word capitation is derived from the term. per capita, which means per person.
Capitation fees are fees or payments of a uniform amount charged per person. Membership organizations may charge a uniform fee to each member. They may also pay a capitation fee to a central body according to the number of members. In medicine, capitation is one mechanism to pay physicians, a fixed payment that is remitted at regular intervals to a medical provider by a managed care organization for an enrolled patient.