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

Test your knowledge about the Federal stimulus and SCHIP bills' impact on Connecticut
March 2009

1. How much is Connecticut expected to get from the federal stimulus package?:

a) $3 million
b) $33 million
c) $333 million
d) $3 billion

2. Connecticut's Medicaid matching rate will increase from 50% to over 60% for 27 months. How much additional revenue does the state expect that to bring in?:

a) $10 billion
b) $1.3 billion
c) $100 million
d) $50 million

3. Laid off workers will receive how much subsidy toward COBRA premiums and for how long?:

a) 50% for 18 months
b) 75% for a year
c) 10% for six months
d) 65% for nine months

4. How much subsidy toward purchasing electronic medical record systems can non-hospital based Medicaid providers recieve?:

a) $1,000
b) $10,000
c) $25,000
d) $63,750

5. The SCHIP reauthorization bill allows states to receive federal reimbursement for legal immigrants eligible for HUSKY. Under previous law, the federal government did not reimburse for recent immigrants. Connecticut has always provided that care with state only funding. How long did federal law exclude legal immigrants from state reimbursement for coverage?:

a) One month
b) One year
c) Five years
d) Twenty five years

Source: The Federal Stimulus Package and passage of the SCHIP Bill: How much health care help can Connecticut expect?, February 2008,

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