In Which of the Following Ways Do PPOs Differ from HMOs

question 71

Multiple Choice

In which of the following ways do PPOs differ from HMOs?

• A)HMOs provide benefits on a prepaid basis.
• B)PPOs focus on preventive measures and outpatient care.
• C)PPOs aim at providing high-quality health services at high costs.
• D)HMOs contract directly with employees.
• E)Physicians are paid on a flat salary basis in PPOs.

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Definitions:

Significance Level

A threshold in hypothesis testing that determines the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true.

SRS

An acronym for Simple Random Sampling, a statistical method where each member of a population has an equal probability of being included in the sample.

Null Hypothesis

A statement or assumption that there is no effect or no difference, used as a starting point for statistical significance testing.

Significance Test

A statistical method used to determine if there is a significant difference between groups or conditions, typically by comparing p-values to predefined significance levels.