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

Test Your Knowledge about The Commonwealth Fund's 2009 State Scorecard on Health System Performance

November 2009


1. Connecticut ranked in the bottom 50% for which of the following indicator?

a) Access
b) Prevention and Treatment
c) Avoidable Hospital Use and Costs
d) Healthy Lives

2. According to the State Scorecard, how many states reduced the difference in the quality of health care for people from different incomes and ethnicities?

a) 8
b) 4
c) 13
d) 11

3. According to the State Scorecard, Connecticut fell by how many ranks across all indicators between 2007 and 2009?

a) 2
b) 6
c) 10
d) 4

4. Which two other states, besides Connecticut, ranked in the top 25% for every indicator except Avoidable Hospital Use and Costs?

a) Iowa and Massachusetts
b) Massachusetts and Rhode Island
c) Minnesota and Maine
d) North Dakota and Wisconsin

5. What does Connecticut have in common with Vermont, Hawaii, Iowa, Minnesota, Massachusetts, North Dakota and Wisconsin on the State Scorecard?

a) All ranked in the top 25% for the Equity indicator
b) All ranked in the top 25% for the Prevention and Treatment indicator
c) All ranked in the top 25% for the Healthy Lives indicator
d) All ranked in the top 25% for the Access indicator

Source: Aiming Higher: Results from a State Scorecard on Health System Performance, 2009 Author: The Commonwealth Fund, Released: October 2009.

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