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  1. Capitation: What It Means and How It Works - Verywell Health

    Sep 4, 2025 · Capitation is a type of healthcare payment system in which a physician or hospital is paid a fixed amount per patient for a prescribed period by an insurer or physician association.

  2. Capitation and Pre-payment | CMS

    Aug 14, 2023 · Capitation: A way of paying health care providers or organizations in which they receive a predictable, upfront, set amount of money to cover the predicted cost of all or some of the health …

  3. Understanding Capitation Payments: How They Work and Impact ...

    Sep 8, 2025 · Capitation payments are payments agreed upon in a capitated contract by a health insurance company and a medical provider. They are fixed, pre-arranged monthly payments …

  4. What is Capitation in Healthcare? Understanding Pros and Cons

    Apr 10, 2024 · Capitation in healthcare refers to a payment model where healthcare providers receive a fixed amount of compensation per enrolled patient over a specific period, typically on a monthly or …

  5. Capitation (healthcare) - Wikipedia

    Capitation is a payment arrangement for health care service providers. It pays a set amount for each enrolled person assigned to them, per period of time, whether or not that person seeks care.

  6. Capitation Payments | Understanding Capitation | ACP

    Capitation payments are used by managed care organizations to control health care costs. Capitation payments control use of health care resources by putting the physician at financial risk for services …

  7. What is capitation? | healthinsurance.org

    Capitation describes a health care payment method in which medical providers or health plan administrators are paid a pre-determined dollar amount for each patient assigned to them, regardless …