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Test Your Knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid in Connecticut
March 2007

1. How many Medicaid and Medicare recipients live in Connecticut (2003)?

a) 20,000 each
b) 497,000 Medicaid and 524,000 Medicare
c) 524,000 Medicaid and 497,000 Medicare
d) 1 million each

2. How much was spent on health care per person for Connecticut's Medicare and Medicaid recipients in 2003?

a) $2,500 for Medicaid and $10,000 for Medicare
b) $10,000 for Medicaid and $2,500 for Medicare
c) $6,764 for Medicaid and $7,274 for Medicare
d) $7,274 for Medicaid and $6,764 for Medicare

3. What percent of Connecticut's Medicare and Medicaid recipients were in managed care in 2003?

a) 90% for Medicaid and 20% for Medicare
b) 90% for Medicaid and 20% for Medicare
c) 73% for Medicaid and 6% for Medicare
d) 6% for Medicaid and 73% for Medicare

4. How much above or below the national average was Connecticut's 2003 spending per Medicaid recipient?

a) equal to US average
b) 10% above the US average
c) 10% below the US average
d) 50% above the US average

5. How much above or below the national average was Connecticut's 2003 spending per Medicare recipient?

a) equal to US average
b) 10% above the US average
c) 10% below the US average
d) 50% above the US average

Source: Health, United States, 2006, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics

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