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Test your knowledge about Connecticut's Women's Access to Health
March 2004

1. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths among women each year. Connecticut is among how many states that have mammography screening mandates in place?

a) 49
b) 42
c) 35
d) 26

2. Thirteen thousand new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed each year. For which cancer diagnoses does Connecticut have coverage mandates in effect?

a) Both breast and cervical
b) Breast only
c) Cervical only
d) Neither

3. Access to safe and reliable methods of contraception is one of the key health care needs for women of childbearing age. Connecticut is one of how many states that have some type of contraceptive coverage mandate?

a) 12
b) 25
c) 40
d) 49

4. There are 15 states that have some type of mandate regarding infertility treatments. Which type of mandate does Connecticut have?

a) Full mandate for coverage
b) Requires insurers to sell coverage but employers are not required to purchase
c) No coverage
d) Require coverage for the treatment of other medical conditions that result in infertility, but do not require coverage for the treatment of infertility alone

5. Connecticut is 1 of only 8 states that have laws mandating full parity in the coverage of mental health services by private insurers. Which mental health disorders are covered?

a) Severe mental illness and depression
b) Substance abuse
c) Eating disorders
d) All of the above

Source: National Women’s Law Center, The Henry Kaiser Foundation, Women’s Access to Care: A State-Level Analysis of Key Health Policies, 2003.

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