A Patient Tells a Nurse,"I Belong to a Health Maintenance

A patient tells a nurse,"I belong to a health maintenance organization (HMO) that advertises being a capitated system.What does that mean?" The nurse replies:

A) "It's complicated but if you like I'll have the payments office discuss it with you."
B) "You pay a sliding fee for each illness based on your monthly take-home income."
C) "You pay a fixed fee per month while the HMO provides all medically necessary care."
D) "The HMO pays your physician a flat fee for a particular episode of illness regardless of the number of office visits you make."