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.
For example, 1  A physician is an HMO provider for a health plan paid at a capitation rate of $7.00 per member.  People who have an HMO plan are required to select a primary care physician, by reviewing a list of physicians in a directory. This physician has been selected by 250 people to be their PCP.