It is all about the naming of Sydney. It is common knowledge it was named after Lord Sydney, the British Secretary of State for Home Affairs at the time of settlement, and some have wondered a little at it. It certainly intrigued the late actor Robert Morley, who said: Funny name.
edit Capitation Systems. Under a capitation system, healthcare service providers (physicians) are paid a set amount for each enrolled person assigned to that physician or group of physicians, whether or not that person seeks care, per period of time.
Global paymentsâsometimes called capitated paymentsâhave been used in health maintenance organizations, or HMOs, for years. In the 1990s, consumers chafed against HMOsâ limited choices of providers and denials of care that seemed to be based solely on cost.