capitation
noun
cap·i·ta·tion
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Definition of capitation
Examples of capitation in a Sentence
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Capitation, at its best, both improves health care and cuts costs. — Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, "A Bipartisan Way to Improve Medical Care," 29 May 2017 The law was poorly written, and led to a proliferation of H.M.O.s that failed to cut costs and deprived people of care, putting many off the idea of capitation. — Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, "A Bipartisan Way to Improve Medical Care," 29 May 2017 And Chief Justice John Roberts’s opinion in NFIB v. Sebelius, citing precedent, suggested that the category of direct taxes includes only capitations and taxes on property. — Jonathan H. Adler, Washington Post, "Is the proposed ‘border adjustment’ tax unconstitutional?," 13 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'capitation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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capitation
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Medical Definition of capitation
capitation
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cap·i·ta·tion
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Legal Definition of capitation
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: a direct uniform tax imposed on each head or person : poll tax
no capitation, or other direct, tax shall be laid — U.S. Constitution art. I
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: a uniform per person payment or fee