What Is a Capitated Budget

Capitation based budgets are designed to allocate funds for health care to primary care groups, largely based on the number of patients registered with their constituent general practices.

What does it mean when a claim is capitated?

Capitation is a type of a healthcare payment system in which a doctor or hospital is paid a fixed amount per patient for a prescribed period of time by an insurer or physician association.

What does the term capitated mean?

Definition of capitated : of, relating to, participating in, or being a health-care system in which a medical provider is given a set fee per patient (as by an HMO) regardless of treatment required.

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