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Dylan Scott

Dylan Scott

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dylan Scott

    Politics
    Medicare’s benefits are full of holes — and patients keep falling throughMedicare’s benefits are full of holes — and patients keep falling through
    Politics

    Democrats plan to improve Medicare benefits as part of their reconciliation bill. But there’s a lot of work to do.

    By Dylan Scott
    Covid-19
    Why America can’t fix its Covid-19 testing problemsWhy America can’t fix its Covid-19 testing problems
    Covid-19

    US testing numbers have been consistently bad because there is no real strategy.

    By Dylan Scott
    How Florida’s massive Covid-19 spike got so bad
    Covid-19

    The Florida surge is a microcosm of a summer gone wrong.

    By Dylan Scott
    What we actually know about the vaccines and the delta variant
    Covid-19

    Covid-19 vaccines still are effective in preventing hospitalization. But vaccinated people are more likely to get sick than before.

    By Dylan Scott
    The long road to India’s unparalleled pandemic catastrophe
    Covid-19

    India’s health system was broken. Then the delta surge arrived.

    By Dylan Scott, Pamposh Raina and 1 more
    Politics
    The pandemic changed the trajectory of America’s overdose and suicide crisesThe pandemic changed the trajectory of America’s overdose and suicide crises
    Politics

    Overdose deaths surged during Covid-19. But suicides declined. What happened?

    By Dylan Scott
    Covid-19
    Covid-19 cases now fall into 3 distinct categoriesCovid-19 cases now fall into 3 distinct categories
    Covid-19

    The US epidemic — and people’s risk from Covid-19 — has changed in this latest wave of cases.

    By Dylan Scott
    Covid-19
    Will the Tokyo Olympics be a superspreader event?Will the Tokyo Olympics be a superspreader event?
    Covid-19

    Japan’s pandemic problems are bigger than the Olympics, experts say.

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    Medical debt was cut nearly in half in states that expanded MedicaidMedical debt was cut nearly in half in states that expanded Medicaid
    Politics

    Non-expansion states saw a much smaller drop in new medical debt over the same period.

    By Dylan Scott
    Covid-19
    Making sense of the recent Covid-19 spikeMaking sense of the recent Covid-19 spike
    Covid-19

    The pandemic isn’t over in the US — but it is changing.

    By Dylan Scott