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Dylan Scott

Dylan Scott

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dylan Scott

    Covid-19
    The knowns — and known unknowns — of long Covid, explainedThe knowns — and known unknowns — of long Covid, explained
    Covid-19

    Long Covid isn’t as much of a mystery as it used to be.

    By Dylan Scott
    Policy
    Biden’s budget goes all in on protecting Medicare. Just how much danger is it in?Biden’s budget goes all in on protecting Medicare. Just how much danger is it in?
    Policy

    Medicare is facing big challenges, but it’s not on the verge of bankruptcy.

    By Dylan Scott
    Policy
    The campaign to make insulin less expensive just scored a major victoryThe campaign to make insulin less expensive just scored a major victory
    Policy

    The price of insulin has skyrocketed, but now one major drug company will limit patients’ costs.

    By Dylan Scott
    Policy
    The pay gap between hospital CEOs and nurses is expanding even faster than we thoughtThe pay gap between hospital CEOs and nurses is expanding even faster than we thought
    Policy

    Some hospital CEOs quadrupled their salaries in a few years while nurses’ pay largely stayed stagnant.

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    The radical proposal to let Medicare and Social Security lapse, explainedThe radical proposal to let Medicare and Social Security lapse, explained
    Politics

    Sen. Rick Scott wants every government program — even entitlements — to expire after 5 years unless Congress approves them again.

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    Insulin is way too expensive. California has a solution: Make its own.Insulin is way too expensive. California has a solution: Make its own.
    Politics

    The drug’s cost crisis is spurring states to pursue a public version of an essential medication.

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    Believe it or not, we are not going to be sick foreverBelieve it or not, we are not going to be sick forever
    Politics

    This year’s weird, bad cold-and-flu-and-Covid season might have peaked.

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    When hospitals merge, patients sufferWhen hospitals merge, patients suffer
    Politics

    Study: UK patients died more often and were readmitted more frequently after hospital mergers.

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    A worrisome trend in American hospitals is hurting poor patientsA worrisome trend in American hospitals is hurting poor patients
    Politics

    When public hospitals are taken over by private companies, people on Medicaid are left worse off.

    By Dylan Scott
    Health Care
    The real reason 7,000 nurses in New York City have gone on strikeThe real reason 7,000 nurses in New York City have gone on strike
    Health Care

    The best way to prevent future health care work stoppages is to fix how we pay for health care.

    By Dylan Scott