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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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Study shows racial disparities in infant intensive care

by Dan Gorenstein
Aug 28, 2017
“Our research is not uncovering racial bias,” the lead author at Stanford says.
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Why the government believes seniors are paying $200 million more for drugs than they need to

by Dan Gorenstein
Aug 9, 2017
Critics say a controversial program that provides hospitals with deep discounts is being abused.
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Why pharma companies are bowing out of generics

by Dan Gorenstein
Aug 2, 2017
Many generic drugs have become so cheap, they have pencil-thin profit margins.
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How Trump could still cause Obamacare to collapse

by Dan Gorenstein and Janet Nguyen
Jul 28, 2017
Republican legislation may have been shot down Friday morning, but the health law's future is still uncertain.
Dr. Martha Perez examines patient Dorothy Jolly at the Community Health of South Florida.
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Drug prices: how generics changed the game

by Dan Gorenstein
Jul 25, 2017
Generics used to be sold out of car trunks. Then Congress got involved.
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The part of Obamacare even Republicans like

by Dan Gorenstein
Jul 24, 2017
The ACA's Innovation Center finds ways to slow spending while looking out for patients.
Ariel Fernandez, left, sits with Noel Nogues, an insurance adviser with UniVista Insurance company, as he signs up for the Affordable Care Act in 2015 in Miami.
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Sears is hoping Amazon deal will turn around its fortunes

by Dan Gorenstein
Jul 21, 2017
Sears has inked a deal with Amazon that it hopes will boost its flagging sales. Amazon will begin selling appliances by Kenmore — one of Sears’ flagship brands. But there could also be a downside for the struggling department store chain. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.  
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As Obamacare stays – for now – health insurance companies look elsewhere for profits

by Dan Gorenstein
Jul 19, 2017
After months and years of trying, there’s going to be no replacing — or repealing — of Obamacare. At least for now. You might expect that health insurance companies have been holding their breath, waiting to see what’s next. But it turns out many of the larger insurers don’t make much of their money selling insurance in […]
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Airlines fly high on higher profits from passengers

by Dan Gorenstein
Jul 12, 2017
What’s propelling the boost?
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Disney channel viewing figures are down as kids go elsewhere for entertainment

by Dan Gorenstein
Jul 6, 2017
The number of children watching the Disney channel has dropped over the past three years. The reason? More and more of them are watching kids’ TV shows available online and bypassing cable altogether. How will the channel survive this era of cord cutting? Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
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