4 Oct 2001 17:25 AR AR143-07-LEE.tex AR143-07-LEE.SGM ARv2(2001/05/10) P1: GJC. INFLUENCES ON AVIATION EMISSIONS 187. purchase prices (I) for aircraft have increased, indicating a willingness on the part. of airlines to incur higher capital costs for lower operating costs.
Formally defined, capitation is a flat periodic payment per enrollee to a healthcare provider; it is the sole. reimbursement for providing services to a defined population. The word capitation is derived from the term. per capita, which means per person.
CAPITATION. A poll tax; an imposition which is yearly laid on each person according to his estate and ability. 2. The Constitution of the United States provides that no capitation, or other direct tax, shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census, or enumeration, therein before directed to be taken.. Art. 1, s. 9, n. 4. See 3 Dall. 171; 5 Wheat.