A certain HMO is attempting to show the benefits of managed health care to an insurance company. The HMO believes that certain types of doctors are more cost-effective than others. One
Theory is that primary specialty is an important factor in measuring the cost-effectiveness of
Physicians. To investigate this, the HMO obtained independent random samples of 25 HMO
Physicians from each of four primary specialties-- General Practice (GP), Internal Medicine (IM),
Pediatrics (PED), and Family Physician (FP)-- and recorded the total per-member, per-month
Charges for each. Identify the treatments for this group.
A)the total per-member, per-month charges
B)the HMO
C)the 100 physicians
D)the four specialty groups-GP, IM, PED, and FP

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The treatments in this context refer to the factors or conditions that are being varied or manipulated in the study to observe their effects on the outcome, which in this case are the four primary specialties (General Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Family Physician) being investigated for their cost-effectiveness.

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