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dylan-scott

Dylan Scott

Staff Writer

Dylan Scott -- Staff Writer. Dylan graduated from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in 2010. While there, he won an Associated Press award for Best Investigative Reporting for a series of stories on the university’s structural deficit. He then worked at the Las Vegas Sun and Center for Education Reform before joining GOVERNING. He has reported on the Supreme Court’s consideration of the Affordable Care Act and various education reform movements in state and local government. When out of the office, Dylan spends his time watching classic films and reading fantasy fiction. Email dscott@governing.com | Twitter @DylanLScott  

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Rebranding "Get Your Flu Shot": Localities Test New Messages
Foregoing the old-fashioned public service announcement, local health departments are trying new ways to get the word out.
January 24, 2013
 · Dylan Scott
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Montana Has Highest Rate of Health Insurance Denials
A new analysis shows how the ACA provision banning the denial of health insurance to people with preexisting conditions will impact various states.
January 24, 2013
 · Dylan Scott
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Poll: Health Exchanges Should Be Top Priority for Legislatures
Americans want their governors and state lawmakers focused on creating health insurance marketplaces in the current legislative sessions, according to a poll released Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation, while a solid majority of the public also wants their state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
January 24, 2013
 · Dylan Scott
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Florida Gov. Scott Proposes Pay Raise for Teachers
Though his administration has often clashed with teachers unions, Florida Gov. Rick Scott extended an olive branch of sorts Wednesday: a $2,500 for all full-time public school teachers in the state.
January 23, 2013
 · Dylan Scott
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Health Reform Timelines Called Into Question Again
Some state officials think the upcoming deadlines for health exchanges are unrealistic. A few are even floating the idea of an extension.
January 23, 2013
 · Dylan Scott
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Outgoing Nebraska Senator to Head Insurance Commissioner Group
Retiring U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) is moving from the Capitol to the association circuit, where he will take over as president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
January 22, 2013
 · Dylan Scott
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Delaware Sets Early Example for Partnership Health Exchanges
States have until Feb. 15 to decide if they want to partner with the feds on their health exchange. Delaware is one state to already choose that route.
January 18, 2013
 · Dylan Scott
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Agriculture Secretary Asks Mayors to Push Farm Bill
Lost in the chaos of Congress's last-minute passage of legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff this month was the farm bill -- ever the undercard -- and the reality that the hodgepodge of food and agriculture provisions is still sitting on the U.S. House's proverbial desk, expired and needing reauthorization.
January 17, 2013
 · Dylan Scott
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HHS Rebrands Health Exchanges as 'Marketplaces'
In an effort to raise public awareness about the ACA, health insurance exchanges -- websites similar to Expedia where people can purchase health coverage -- will now be called 'health insurance marketplaces.'
January 16, 2013
 · Dylan Scott
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Why GOP Governors Are Coming Around on the Medicaid Expansion
Despite their opposition to Obama's health-care reform law, a handful of Republican governors have come out in support of expanding Medicaid recently.
January 16, 2013
 · Dylan Scott
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