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Andrew Jones

Rural Health Reporter, KFF Health News

Andrew Jones is a rural health correspondent for western North Carolina. He worked for nearly four years combined at the non-profit news outlet Asheville Watchdog and at the region’s paper of record, Asheville Citizen-Times, focusing on hospitals and health care as an investigative reporter. Previously, Jones reported for the Daily Times in Maryville, Tennessee, and the Times of Northwest Indiana as a podcaster. Before making the shift to journalism, he taught high school English and journalism in northwest Indiana. Jones holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Indiana’s Grace College.