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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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MIT's Bengt Holmstrom and Harvard's Oliver Hart win Nobel prize in economics

by Dan Gorenstein
Oct 10, 2016
The two were awarded for their work on contract theory.
From left to right: Tomas Sjoestroem, member of the Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel; Goran K. Hansson, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; and Per Stromberg, Chairman of the Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, attend a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences where they present the laureates for the Nobel prize in economics.
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Health problems can make running from Hurricane Matthew more complicated

by Dan Gorenstein
Oct 6, 2016
A half million Americans who rely on oxygen tanks, cardiac devices and more live in the storm's path.
Local residents take shelter at the Pedro Menendez high school in St. Augustine, Florida, on October 6, 2016, ahead of hurricane Matthew.
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Racial bias in preschool

by Dan Gorenstein
Sep 28, 2016
A new study shows teachers watch and discipline black and white kids differently.
A new study found implicit bias against black children present in preschool teaching.
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Nike's future concerns analysts

by Dan Gorenstein
Sep 27, 2016
The shoe company may need to pivot away from basketball wear.
One analyst says that Nike's problem is its focus on basketball shoes.
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Prostate cancer treatments in question

by Dan Gorenstein
Sep 26, 2016
To treat or not to treat; that is the question.
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Presidential debate should be moneymaker for TV networks

by Dan Gorenstein
Sep 26, 2016
With an estimated 100 million viewers, ad spots before and after are at a premium.
Students acting as stand-ins for the presidential candidates take part in a rehearsal for the first 2016 U.S. presidential debate.
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California seeks more health care access for undocumented

by Dan Gorenstein
Sep 19, 2016
The state seeks permission to let undocumented immigrants access Obamacare exchanges.
More than half a million people could get health insurance under a new California proposal.
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Millions of US teens struggle with hunger

by Dan Gorenstein
Sep 12, 2016
Here's how they cope.
Millions of kids between the ages of 10-17 struggle to get enough food to eat.
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Airbnb cracks down on bias — but at what cost?

by Dan Gorenstein
Sep 8, 2016
The company doesn't have to lose it's identity by minimizing the use of photos, consultant says.
Starting later this fall, Airbnb will encourage instant bookings and discourage the use of photos, among other efforts to curb reports of discrimination and racism on the online platform.
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Complaint alleges discrimination against HIV/AIDS patients

by Dan Gorenstein
Sep 6, 2016
Large insurers discourage high-cost patients, lawsuit says.
A lawsuit filed by the Center for Health Law & Policy Innovation alleges that some insurers are refusing to cover high-priced medications for HIV/AIDS patients.
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