The directives, while less expansive than orders he issued at the beginning of his first term, provide a possible road map that health researchers say could increase the number of uninsured Americans and weaken safety-net protections for low-income people.
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Stephanie Armour, senior health policy correspondent, 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.