Dylan Scott

Recent Articles

• Supreme Court Tackles Affirmative Action in Texas Case
• Oct 10, 2012
• In oral arguments Wednesday, the Court has been asked to decide if public universities can use race to determine admissions.
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• New Tests for Common Core Standards Make Public Debut
• Oct 9, 2012
• The new computerized assessments, which states will begin piloting in 2013, mark a radical new approach to testing.

• Local Governments Prepare for Health Law's Employer Requirements
• Oct 9, 2012
• Like any other employers, local governments are preparing themselves for full implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the coming year, weighing their options about improving health coverage for employees or letting their workers test the private markets on the health insurance exchanges.

• Arizona Tabs State Employee Plan for Essential Health Benefits
• Oct 5, 2012
• Add Arizona to the short list of states, joining Maryland and Utah, that have selected their state employee health policy as the benchmark for essential health benefits sold on its health insurance exchange.

• Are State Employee Health Plans The Best? 2 States Say Yes
• Oct 4, 2012
• Maryland and Utah have picked state employee health plans as benchmarks for the insurance policies sold on their health exchanges.

• Obama, Romney Spar on Medicaid in First Debate
• Oct 4, 2012
• Medicare may continue to be the marquee showdown between President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney as they lay out visions for the future of the country's health-care sector, but Medicaid is proving to be a feisty undercard.

• Ohio Colleges Will Create Formula for Performance-Based Funding
• Oct 2, 2012
• Some states are considering tying higher ed funding to performance. Ohio has asked the schools themselves to craft a funding model.

• Obamacare v. Romneycare: Which States Would Be Most Affected?
• Oct 2, 2012
• Two analyses released in the last week estimated the number of uninsured would increase if the ACA were repealed and replaced by the Republican plan.
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• As America Ages, States Prepare for Alzheimer's Crisis
• Oct 1, 2012
• One in eight older Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease, costing the health-care sector up to $200 billion annually. So what are states doing about it?

• How More Access to Data Can Transform Health Care
• Sep 28, 2012
• States are gaining access to Medicare data for the first time and using it to target high-risk populations in an effort to lower health costs. View our series on aging in America at governing.com/generations.

• Telehealth's Chance to Revolutionize Health Care
• Sep 28, 2012
• If states can get out of the way, advances in telehealth could lead to savings by reducing unnecessary hospitalizations and catching chronic problems early.

• States Seek to Keep Seniors Out of Nursing Homes
• Sep 28, 2012
• States are searching for affordable ways to allow seniors in need of long-term care to remain in their homes. View our special series on aging in America at governing.com/generations.
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• Is It Do-or-Die Time for Parent Trigger Laws?
• Sep 27, 2012
• As states weigh whether to allow parents to take over struggling schools, reformers are still waiting for a successful trigger.
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• HHS Awards New Health Exchange Grants to Five States
• Sep 27, 2012
• Five states and the District of Columbia received another round of health exchange establishment grants, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Thursday.
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• Gallup: Americans Have Growing Faith in State and Local Government
• Sep 26, 2012
• Public trust in state and local government has reached a more than 10-year high, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday.