2006: reduced its unit operating costs by 5.6 percent in the fourth quarter primarily as a result of a 7.7 percent decline in fuel price 2008:Total fuel expense was $268 million, up $102 million from the prior year. During the first quarter â $4.1 million of hedging gains which reduced fuel expense.
Capitation is one form of a healthcare system.. Patient Empowerment. Capitation refers to a form of a healthcare payment system. In a capitation model, a health care provider or individual hospital is paid by the insurer (or other payer) a fixed amount per patient during a given period of time.
(December 2011) The collective bargaining agreement (CBA) of the National Basketball Association (NBA) is the contract between the NBA (the commissioner and the 30 team owners) and the NBA Players Association that dictates the rules of player contracts, trades, revenue distribution, the NBA Draft, and the salary cap, among other things.