Dylan Scott

Recent Articles

• States Racing to Build Health Exchanges in Time
• May 22, 2013
• The pressure mounts as 18 states work to build Obamacare's online insurance marketplaces before the deadline -- a task that some health care veterans say is the most challenging they've ever faced.
• 3 Comments

• Feds Approve Va. Project Coordinating Medicare, Medicaid
• May 21, 2013
• Virginia is the sixth state to reach an agreement with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to run a pilot project coordinating care for dual eligibles.

• Florida Teacher Lawsuit Could Spread to Other States
• May 14, 2013
• The lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state's new teacher evaluation system was touted as the first of its kind, but it's unlikely to be the last.
• 6 Comments

• 5 Regulations for Legal Marijuana in Colorado
• May 10, 2013
• The state is the first to establish regulations for legalized marijuana. But hanging over them is the possibility that the feds will take action.
• 2 Comments

• Which States Have the Highest Hospital Prices?
• May 9, 2013
• New federal data sheds light on hospital pricing for the most common diagnoses and treatments. View data for your state.
• 14 Comments

• Should Food Stamps Pay for Junk Food?
• May 7, 2013
• So far, no state has successfully set rules about what people can buy with food stamps. Wisconsin and South Carolina want to be the first.
• 14 Comments

• Study: Medicaid Improves Mental But Not Physical Health
• May 2, 2013
• A new study reveals that uninsured adults who receive Medicaid coverage experience negligible effects on their physical health, but substantially improve their mental well-being. It previews how the federal law could impact poor, childless adults who get coverage through the Medicaid expansion.
• 7 Comments

• Florida Dems Filibuster to Force Medicaid Expansion Debate
• May 1, 2013
• Both sides of the aisle are using parliamentarian tricks to maneuver around the most controversial issue of the session, which ends Friday.
• 2 Comments

• The Future of Insurance in an Era of Health Reform
• Apr 30, 2013
• Nobody knows exactly what the Affordable Care Act will do to the insurance industry. But many in the private sector, including Aetna’s CEO, are saying it’s time for the industry to change.
• 2 Comments

• Should School Boards be Expelled?
• Apr 30, 2013
• Local boards were designed to take politics out of education. But increasing politicization of the boards themselves has led to calls to eliminate them.

• L.A. Builds Mini Parks to Drive Away Sex Offenders
• Apr 30, 2013
• Many municipalities prohibit sex offenders from living near parks. L.A. and Miami are taking it one step further and calling patches of grass “parks” in order to rid their cities of the offenders who currently reside there.
• 2 Comments

• Should Universities Move Away From a Liberal Arts Education?
• Apr 29, 2013
• Some governors have proposed prioritizing funding for high-demand degrees in science and technology fields.
• 6 Comments

• State Pre-K Funding Hits Historic Low
• Apr 29, 2013
• As Obama pushes for universal preschool, a new report shows that states endured a historic drop in pre-K funding last year, and enrollment stagnated for the first time in years.
• 1 Comments

• What's the Back-Up Plan for Health Insurance Exchanges?
• Apr 25, 2013
• Nobody knows for sure, as critical deadlines approach.

• Conservatives Target Illinois for Job Poaching
• Apr 23, 2013
• Red states are trying to convince businesses to leave Illinois as the state struggles economically and fiscally.
• 10 Comments