Dylan Scott

Recent Articles

• Supreme Court Appears Divided on Gay Marriage
• Mar 26, 2013
• The justices appeared torn Tuesday over whether it’s too soon to make a broad decision on the issue and whether they should even make a ruling at all.

• Mississippi Dems Weigh 'Nuclear Option' to Force Medicaid Debate
• Mar 26, 2013
• House Democrats say they're willing to let the state's entire Medicaid program expire to force a debate on Obamacare's expansion.
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• Gay Marriage in Court: What States Need to Know
• Mar 25, 2013
• Two cases covering same-sex marriage go before the U.S. Supreme Court this week. Here’s a primer on the cases and the different routes the court might take.
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• Premature Death Twice as Likely in Least Healthy U.S. Counties
• Mar 20, 2013
• Though premature deaths across the United States have reached a 20-year low, the gap between the healthiest and unhealthiest counties is still wide, according to a new report.
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• Public Unaware of State's Decisions on Health Reform
• Mar 20, 2013
• A new poll underlines the disconnect between the debate among lawmakers and the public's knowledge about the federal health law's central provisions.

• Philly Feuds with Feds over Calorie Counts on Menus
• Mar 20, 2013
• Philadelphia city officials want an exemption for a 2008 local ordinance that goes further than Obamacare on nutrition labeling.
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• Maryland's One-of-a-Kind Plan to Simplify Switching Health Insurance
• Mar 13, 2013
• The bill would allow residents to go ahead with approved procedures and keeping seeing the same doctors, even after changing insurance.
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• HUD Secretary Asks Local Leaders to Lobby for CDBG and HOME
• Mar 12, 2013
• Local officials must lobby their congressional representatives to restore funding to key programs, particularly the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, says U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan.
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• Cities to Take Lead in Enrolling Children in Health Coverage
• Mar 11, 2013
• The National League of Cities aims to help 20 cities enroll more children in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

• 7 Rules for Colorado's New Marijuana Industry
• Mar 11, 2013
• Pot vending machines? Perhaps, under new recommendations from a governor-appointed task force on regulating legalized marijuana.
• 10 Comments

• State Regulators Want Insurers Better Prepared for Climate Change
• Mar 8, 2013
• Most insurance companies aren’t adequately preparing for the challenges of climate change, according to a new report, but they are still well-positioned to take the lead on the issue and become vocal advocates in statehouses and on Capitol Hill.

• How to Craft an After-School Program That Doesn't Suck
• Mar 7, 2013
• Providence, R.I.'s after-school system has become a national model. Its leader has some advice for those looking to improve their after-school opportunities for at-risk youth.

• Should Medicaid Incentivize Healthy Behavior?
• Mar 6, 2013
• Critics killed an experiment in West Virginia to incentivize Medicaid patients to be healthier. Some say it's time for states to revisit such ideas if they're serious about controlling health costs.
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• Big Money Starts Seeping into School Board Elections
• Mar 6, 2013
• Record amounts of money are being spent to elect school boards. Advocates worry it's the start of a disturbing trend.
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• Sequestration's Impact on Public Health
• Feb 28, 2013
• If the automatic budget cuts are allowed to take full effect, public health advocates warn the impact on the safety net could be devastating.
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