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How much do you know about Health Policy in Connecticut? Take our quiz!

Test Your Knowledge about Connecticut's state health care budget

December 2008


1. Over the next three years, how much is Connecticut's Medicaid program projected to grow?

a) 5%
b) 15%
c) 27%
d) 31%

2. How much are state employee health costs projected to rise between 2003 and 2012?

a) 54%
b) 70%
c) 85%
d) 148%

3. In the 2000 Census, there were 4.5 workers in Connecticut for every resident over age 64. What is that ratio projected to be in 2030?

a) 4.4
b) 3.5
c) 3.0
d) 2.6

4. What is the state's long term obligation for state employee post retirement health and life benefits?

a) $10 million
b) $100 million
c) $1 billion
d) $21.7 billion

5. How will the state receive in federal funds this year?

a) $10 million
b) $100 million
c) $1 billion
d) $2.95 billion

Sources: An Act Concerning Fiscal Accountability of State Government, Report by OPM Sec. Robert Genuario to the Appropriations and Finance Committees, 11/12/08, and Fiscal Forecast Presentation to the Appropriations and Finance Committees by the General Assembly’s Office of Fiscal Analysis, 11/18/08.

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