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Stephanie Armour, KFF Health News

Stephanie Armour, KFF Health News

Stephanie Armour, senior health policy correspondent for KFF News, has reported on the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, Medicare, covid-19, abortion, and how politics and regulations in Washington, D.C., affect patients, providers, and the health care industry. She has previously worked at The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, USA Today, The Des Moines Register, and the Daily Tribune in Ames, Iowa. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota. Her journalism awards include earning a first-place National Headliner Award from the Press Club of Atlantic City, a first-place Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, and a first-place Consumer Journalism award from the National Press Club.

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The nation’s 911 system is on the brink of its own emergency

By: - July 17, 2024

Just after lunchtime on June 18, Massachusetts’ leaders discovered that the statewide 911 system was down. A scramble to handle the crisis was on. Police texted out administrative numbers that callers could use, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu gave outage updates at a press conference outlining plans for the Celtics’ championship parade, and local officials urged […]