SHORT BIO
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.
Latest Stories (640)
How the tax changes hit your wallet
Jan 4, 2013
Americans are already being greeted with smaller paychecks thanks to new tax rates. How taxpayers at different income levels will br affected.
Pfizer to spin off animal pharmaceuticals
Jan 2, 2013
Demand for animal drugs is rising amongst pet owners and livestock and poultry farmers.
The changing shape of health care in 2013
Dec 31, 2012
Health care reporter Dan Gorenstein shares his thoughts on what's ahead for health care in 2013.
East Coast port strike looms
Dec 28, 2012
The stuff we all buy – shoes, clothes, tools and nails – could all be harder to come by starting soon. Longshoremen on the East Coast and shipping companies and port operators have until midnight Sunday to work out a new contract.
Toyota agrees to $1 billion settlement
Dec 27, 2012
The automaker Toyota has agreed to one of the largest settlements in automotive history. Pending court approval, the company will pay more than $1 billion to resolve a class-action lawsuit related to unintended acceleration.
Holiday sales grow at weakest pace since 2008
Dec 26, 2012
Hurricane Sandy, the threat of the fiscal cliff, and the election may have all contributed to a disappointing holiday shopping season.
New taxes take effect to fund Affordable Care Act
Dec 25, 2012
Fiscal cliff deal or not, some taxes will go up either way.
Congress contemplates temporary fix to avoid fiscal cliff
Dec 24, 2012
President Obama and lawmakers have left Washington for Christmas. But with no fiscal cliff deal in sight, Congress may end up with a working holiday.
Businesses help Newtown residents return to normal
Dec 19, 2012
Where do people go to celebrate after the big game? Where do they go for late-night snacks, or a greasy cheeseburger? The same place they go to commiserate together. In Newtown, Connecticut the all-night diner the Blue Colony is one of those places.
Businesses create community in Newtown
Dec 18, 2012
Pet stores and pizza parlors offer more than goods and services in the wake of the tragedy.