DEFINITION of 'Capitated Contract '. A healthcare plan that allows payment of a flat fee for each patient it covers. Under a capitation, an HMO or managed care organization pays a fixed amount of money for its members to the health care provider. Also referred to as capitation agreement, capitation contract and managed care capitated contracts.
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In capitation, doctors are paid a set amount for each patient they see, while FFS pays doctors according to what procedures are used to treat a patient. Both systems are in widespread use in the U.S. healthcare system, but FFS has been in decline over the past decade.
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DEFINITION of 'Capitation Payments'. Payments agreed upon in a capitation contract by a health insurance company and a medical provider. It is a fixed, pre-arranged monthly payment received by a physician, clinic or hospital per patient enrolled in a health plan with a capitated contract. Monthly payment is calculated one year in advance and remains fixed for that year, regardless of how often the patient needs services.
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Within a capitated contract, the healthcare provider is paid a set dollar amount per month to see patients regardless of how many treatments or the number of times the physician or clinic sees the patient. The agreement is that the provider will get a flat, prearranged payment in advance per month.
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edit Capitation Systems. Under a capitation system, healthcare service providers (physicians) are paid a set amount for each enrolled person assigned to that physician or group of physicians, whether or not that person seeks care, per period of time.
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edit How Capitation and Fee-for-Service Payments Work. The traditional system of health care is that of fee-for-service. A patient visits a doctor or healthcare facility, is evaluated and treated, and pays for what was done.
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Capitation and fee-for-service (FFS) are different modes of payment for healthcare providers.
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Method of payment. A fixed per capita payment made periodically to a medical service provider (as a physician) by a managed care group (as an HMO) in return for medical care provided to enrolled individuals. No fixed payments. Providers bill for services delivered and are paid on predetermined rates for each service.
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Capitation payments are defined, periodic, per-patient payments (usually monthly) for each individual enrolled in a capitated insurance plan. For example, a provider could be paid per-month, per-patient, despite how many times the patient comes in for treatment or how many services needed. The payment varies, depending on the capitation agreement, but generally they are based on characteristics such as the age of the individual enrolled in the plan.
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what is a capitated payment
A  capitated payment is a fixed, pre-arranged monthly payment received by a physician, clinic or hospital per patient enrolled in a health plan with a capitated contract. A fixed, pre-arranged monthly payment received by a physician, clinic or hospital per patient enrolled in a health plan with a capitated contract is call a capitated payment.