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Test Your Knowledge about Connecticut Premiums Versus Paychecks

November 2008


1. Between 2000 and 2007, average health premiums for Connecticut families have risen how much faster than median earnings?

a) 4 times
b) 6 times
c) 8.2 times
d) 10 times

2. Between 2000 and 2007 which portion of annual premiums for Connecticut's Employer-Based Health Insurance experienced the greatest percentage increase?

a) Share of Premium Paid by Employer for Family Coverage
b) Share of Premium Paid by Worker for Family Coverage
c) Share of Premium Paid by Employer for Individual Coverage
d) Share of Premium Paid by Worker for Individual Coverage

3. Which decision is most common to US small businesses as a result of increasing health premiums?

a) dropping health coverage for workers
b) charging workers a greater share of overall premiums
c) providing coverage with fewer benefits
d) increasing cost sharing for hospital visits and prescription drugs

4. In the last year, approximately what percentage of underinsured US adults (those who pay over 10% of income on medical costs or have deductibles over 5% of income) went without needed health care (i.e. forgoing physician recommend tests or filling prescriptions) because of cost?

a) 20%
b) 30%
c) 40%
d) 50%

5. What percentage of Connecticut residents under age 65 is uninsured?

a) 9%
b) 10%
c) 11%
d) 12%

By Brandon Levan, Connecticut Health Policy Project Fellow

Source: Families USA. Premiums Versus Paychecks: A Growing Burden for Connecticut's Workers, October 2008, Connecticut Health Policy Project Policymaker Issue Brief No. 45, August 2008.

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