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Dan Gorenstein

Senior Reporter

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Dan Gorenstein is the former senior reporter for Marketplace’s Health Desk, covering the business of healthcare.

Prior to Marketplace, Dan spent more than 11 years at New Hampshire Public Radio. He got his start in journalism at the Chicago Reporter, an investigative journal that examines race and class disparities in the Chicago area. He’s won numerous national and local awards, including the Society of Professional Journalist Sigma Delta Chi investigative reporting award.

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In the hospital? You still may be able to vote

by Dan Gorenstein
Nov 7, 2016
Some states have emergency absentee ballots to help those who are sick.
Patients at hospitals in more than a dozen states can access emergency absentee ballots.
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Microsoft launches its own team chat app as rival to Slack

by Dan Gorenstein
Nov 3, 2016
The workplace chat company is a Silicon Valley darling. Now bigger companies want a piece of the action.
Messaging services, such as Slack, are becoming increasingly popular in the workplace.
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How some hospitals are replacing pricy EpiPens with a $10 version

by Dan Gorenstein
Nov 2, 2016
A health care system in Utah has designed a DIY kit to cut costs.
The EpiPen is giving way to EpiKits.
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Qualcomm buys NXP, moves into cars and the internet of things

by Dan Gorenstein
Oct 27, 2016
At $39 billion, it's the biggest semiconductor deal ever.
Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf speaks during a press event at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center for the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Playing hardball: doctors start negotiating with doctors

by Dan Gorenstein
Oct 26, 2016
The lives of doctors — especially primary care doctors — are evolving in this post-Obamacare world.
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Doctors cut costs by getting to know their patients

by Dan Gorenstein
Oct 24, 2016
Accountable Care Organizations find efficiencies in unexpected places.
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ER visits continue, despite insurance

by Dan Gorenstein
Oct 19, 2016
Obamacare and preventative measures were supposed to lessen trips to the emergency room.
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Data shows drug prices spiked seven percent last year

by Dan Gorenstein
Oct 18, 2016
While consumer spending grew 1.5 percent last year, drug prices rose dramatically.
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Study shows coupons lead to big profits for drugmakers

by Dan Gorenstein
Oct 12, 2016
The question is, who pays?
 
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Feds publish guide to avoiding missteps in electronic medical records adoption

by Dan Gorenstein
Oct 12, 2016
The federal government has invested more than $30 billion in electronic medical records.
Most hospitals and physicians in the country now use electronic health record systems.
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