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Test Your Knowledge of CT hospital finances
February 2007

1. What part of Connecticut's economy do hospitals make up?

a) 2%
b) 4%
c) 5.3%
d) 10%

2. What was the total margin (profit) for Connecticut hospitals in FY 2005?

a) 1%
b) 3.3%
c) 5%
d) negative 2%

3. How much of Connecticut hospitals' total expenses in FY 2005 was uncompensated care?

a) 2.82%
b) 5%
c) 10%
d) 20%

4. How do Connecticut hospitals compare with the rest of the US in uncompensated care as a % of expenses?

a) Ten times as much as the US average
b) Twice as much as the US average
c) About the same
d) Half as much as the US average

5. What % of costs did Medicaid pay, on average, in 2005?

a) 25%
b) 50%
c) 72%
d) 100%

Source: Annual Report on the Financial Status of Connecticut’s Short Term Acute Care Hospitals for Fiscal Year 2005, 12/06, Connecticut Office of Health Care Access, and Uncompensated Care Hospital Fact Sheet, 10/06, American Hospital Association

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