Purpose, Assumptions. The t-test is the most commonly used method to evaluate the differences in means between two groups. For example, the t-test can be used to test for a difference in test scores between a group of patients who were given a drug and a control group who received a placebo.
Medical Mutual contracts with external entities that provide administrative and healthcare services for our Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MA/PD) Plan. These entities, known as FDRs, help Medical Mutual to be more cost effective and efficient. Some services provided by external entities are required under our contracts with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and, therefore, need additional oversight to ensure compliance.
delegates; delegated entities; vendor; first-tier, downstream entity and related entity (FDR); subcontractor; and, occasionally, others interchangeably to name the parties with whom we contract with to support administration of benefits, access to care and other services performed on our behalf.