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

How will national health reform help Connecticut?
January 2010

1. How many Connecticut residents would be expected to gain health coverage by 2019 under the Senate reform bill?

a) 500,000
b) 320,000
c) 225,000
d) 10,000

2. If no national health reforms pass, how many more Connecticut residents are expected to be uninsured by 2019?

a) 58,000
b) 25,000
c) 10,000
d) no one

3. How many more Connecticut residents were estimated to be uninsured in 2009 compared to 2007/2008 due to rising unemployment?

a) no one
b) 5,000
c) 10,000
d) 28,100

4. What is the estimated uninsured rate in Connecticut for 2009?

a) 20%
b) 15%
c) 14.1%
d) 5%

5. How many Connecticut residents are estimated to die each week because they lack health insurance?

a) none
b) one
c) two
d) three

Sources: One-Two Punch: Unemployed and Uninsured, Families USA, October 2009, Dying for Coverage in Connecticut, Families USA, April 2008, At a Crossroads: Is Health Coverage Ahead for America?, Families USA, December 2009

 

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