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Test your knowledge about Connecticut's Disproportionate Share (DSH) Program
February 2004

1. Connecticut's DSH program reimburses hospitals for what expenses?

a) Charity care and bad debt for patients who are unable to pay
b) State Medicaid underpayments
c) State SAGA underpayments
d) All of the above

2. How many of Connecticut's 31 acute care hospitals receive DSH payments?

a) Ten
b) Fifteen
c) Twenty five
d) All of them

3. How much did Connecticut's hospitals receive in DSH payments last year?

a) $1 million
b) $10 million
c) $100 million
d) $144,368,508.78

4. Which hospital receives the most DSH funding?

a) Hartford Hospital
b) Yale-New Haven Hospital
c) Bridgeport Hospital
d) St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center

5. Despite a drop of almost 5% in DSH funding last year from the year before, how many Connecticut hospitals received more funding in 2003 than 2002?

a) 2
b) 4
c) 6
d) 9

Source: Department of Social Services, Division of Fiscal Analysis, FFY 03 DSH Payment Summary, 1/26/2004.

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