While Traditional Workers' Compensation Laws Have Restricted the Use of Managed

question 74

Multiple Choice

While traditional workers' compensation laws have restricted the use of managed care techniques, many states now allow managed workers' compensation. One common characteristic of managed workers' compensation plans is that they

• A) Discourage injured employees from returning to work until they are able to assume all the 14 duties of their jobs
• B) Use low copayments to encourage employees to choose preferred providers
• C) Cover an employee's medical costs, but they do not provide coverage for lost wages
• D) Rely on total disability management to control indemnity benefits

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Definitions:

T-Test

A statistical test used to compare the mean values of two groups, which might come from independent samples or from matched pairs of samples.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent values within a statistical calculation that are free to vary without violating any constraints.

T-Test

A T-test is a statistical test used to compare the means of two groups to see if they are significantly different from each other, commonly used when data follows a normal distribution.

Matched Pairs Experiment

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