cap·i·ta·tion 
(kăp′ĭ-tāshən)
(kăp′ĭ-tāshən)n.
1. A poll tax.
2. A payment or fee of a fixed amount per person, such as one remitted at regular intervals to a medical provider by a managed care organization for an enrolled patient.
[Late Latin capitātiō, capitātiōn-, from Latin caput, capit-, head; see kaput- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
capi·tate′ v.
capi·ta′tive adj.