Re: The word: Capitated ? Cannot find word in dictionary? There is that site, and more succinctly: Capitation is the payment of a fee to a doctor or other person, or a grant to a school or body that provides services to a number of people, such that the amount paid is determined by the number of patients, pupils, or customers.
( from the Latin,'cap, caput, capitus,' etc "a head" where 'a head' means per person ( each, of course, having a 'head'; hence, how many 'heads'/how many people are we talking about here?). That is, a head count, and pay according to how many! Just like going to the cinema, or on a roller coaster - ex except the other way round: they give the money!
Last edited by David L.; 25-Mar-2009 at 17:47.
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