What is Your Health Care Reform I.Q.

As the U.S. Congress gets closer (or further away) to passing a health care reform bill, we thought it would be interesting and fun to post a brief quiz asking fellow bloggers what they know or don’t know about the politics, people and numbers associated with this contentious issue. Feel free to post your answers to the quiz in the comments section. 

Answers will be posted January 4, 2010.

1.) As of December 15, what percent of the U.S. voting population think the health care bill, in its current form, is a bad idea?

a.) 73%

b.) 12%

c.) 47%

d.) 26%

2.) Which living U.S. politician is the lead author of the health care reform bill?

a.) Al Franken

b.) Nancy Pelosi

c.) Joe Lieberman

d.) Max Baucus

e.) None of the above

3.) The estimated number of U.S. citizens currently not covered by any form of health insurance is about 46 million. What percent of the U.S. population does this represent?

a.) 35%

b.) 51%

c.) 15%

d.) 28%

4.) In what year did the first national political discussion for universal health coverage for U.S. citizens take place? 

a.) 1946

b.) 1994

c.) 1915

d.) 1932

5.) By all measures, who do you think will benefit most if the health care reform bill passes?

a.) Members of the House and Senate

b.) Socialists

c.) Insurance companies

d.) People of the U.S.

6.) Of the following politicians, who is regarded as the modern age leader of health care reform?

a.) Bill Clinton

b.) Franklin D. Roosevelt

c.) Ted Kennedy

d.) Harry S. Truman

Also, here are some Web sites where I found information on Health Care Reform:

www.newyorker.com

www.examiner.com

www.nbc/wsj/healthcarepoll.com