capitation

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)Performing a headcount; the counting of people.
2. (countable, uncountable)A head tax.
3. (countable, uncountable)A system of remuneration for providers of health care, in which providers enroll patients as permanent clients and receive a fixed (and capped) periodic payment for each enrollee (i.e., per capita).
4. (India, countable, euphemistic, uncountable)A donation made to an educational institution to obtain admission.