Michelle Faust
Michelle Faust, MA, is a reporter/ producer whose work focuses strongly on issues related to health and health policy. She joined the WXXI newsroom in February 2014, and in short time became the lead producer on the Understanding the Affordable Care Act series. Michelle is a reporter with the health collaborative Side Effects and regularly contributes to The Innovation Trail. Working across media, she also produces packages for WXXI-TV’s weekly news magazine Need to Know.
Before coming to the Northeast, Michelle was Morning Edition Host and Spanish Language Producer at KAWC Colorado River Public Media in Yuma, AZ. At WXXI, she occasionally returns to the early shift as a fill-in host.
Michelle had press credentials before she had a driver's license, working for newspapers in both high school and college. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Romance Languages in 2002 from the University of Oregon. After a year teaching English in Nîmes, France, Michelle returned to UO to complete a Master of Arts in Spanish literature in 2005.
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“I started out in Southern France and ended up in Belgium," is how Palmer Gaetano describes his army service in World War II. The 92-year old lives in a…
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The New York Department of Financial Services will post the new coverage rates proposed by insurance companies and allow for public review starting next…
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Without additional state funding New York Medical School officials say they won’t be able to attract or keep world class researchers. Albany lawmakers…
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New York lawmakers have delayed a deadline that would require prescription medications to be electronic. Many doctors in the state needed more time to put…
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Medical Schools in New York State are asking the legislature to include $50 million for faculty development in the state budget. University leadership…
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The mPower app measures balance, gait, and changes in manual dexterity and voice through a series of daily tasks and sensors on the iphone.Doctor Ray…
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Open enrollment for the second year of the Affordable Care Act is over. How many people enrolled and what does it mean for the future of the health law?…
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Across the country, nurses are the most likely to be injured doing their jobs. For many nurses, back and joint pain is a fact of life but so is the risk…
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The deadline to enroll for coverage through the state’s health insurance plan was Sunday. New Yorkers who started applications before the cutoff still…