capitation
noun [ U ]
FINANCE, GOVERNMENT uk/ˌkæpɪˈteɪʃən/ uspayment to a medical worker based on the number of patients in their care:
In Britain general practitioners are paid mainly through a mixture of capitation and performance payments.
an amount of money given by the government to a school based on the number of students at the school:
How is the allocation of capitation to departments within a secondary school calculated?