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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Researchers in Rochester are comparing options to improve America’s aging electrical grid. These plans make room for increased demand and new energy…
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The state health department expects 350 thousand new people to enroll in insurance through the New York State Marketplace before February 15th.The second…
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Last month, Harris Poll conducted an online survey of 250 New York State residents new to insurance through the state exchange. 92 percent of those polled…
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Full interview with Spencer Rosero, UR Associate Professor of Medicine and creator the Living Biosensor System A new device created at the University of…
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As the November 15th enrollment period draws closer, health administrators and policy watchers have been assessing data from the first troubled period of…
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Officials for the New York State Health Exchange say 27 million dollars will go to help assist residents connect with insurance—the same amount as last…
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Many New York seniors that use Medicare Advantage will pay more for both their premiums and they prescriptions starting in January.Recently released…
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Health care providers from across the United States and Canada and overseas came together in western New York to discuss the most effective approaches to…