1. How much did uncompensated care (charity care and bad debt) provided by Connecticut hospitals change from 2006 to 2008?

a) down 5%
b) no change
c) up 10%
d) up 34%

2. How much of Connecticut hospitals’ uncompensated care in 2008 was for uninsured patients?

a) all of it
b) 84% of it
c) half of it
d) none of it

3. Of the five hospitals with the highest ratio of uncompensated care to operating spending, how many had positive margins (profits) in 2008?

a) none of them, all lost money
b) two made money, but less than the state average of 1.49%
c) three made money
d) all five made money, all above the state average

4. Which Connecticut hospital’s uncompensated care costs more than doubled from 2006 to 2008?

a) Yale-New Haven
b) Hartford Hospital
c) Essent-Sharon
d) St. Mary's

5. How much of their free bed fund balances (private donations to hospitals to cover uncompensated care costs) did Connecticut hospitals spend on average in 2008?

a) 2%
b) 10%
c) 15%
d) 24%