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)
Why the 'Cadillac Tax' is such a tough pill to swallow
Dec 11, 2015
A tax on high-cost health plans may be delayed past its 2018 implementation date.
Supreme Court takes up healthcare price transparency
Dec 2, 2015
It's about whether firms can be forced to disclose deals they cut with providers.
More drama in prescription drug pricing
Dec 1, 2015
A firm hiked the price of a drug 50-fold, and now there's new generic competition.
Diabetes prevention becomes lucrative growth industry
Nov 27, 2015
With 86 million prediabetic Americans, a new mandate creates huge opportunities.
Insurance giant shakes ACA tree
Nov 19, 2015
UnitedHealth Group is projected to lose $425 million this year.
Many consumers can save money by swapping health plans
Nov 18, 2015
But it may mean switching doctors.
A challenge at the FDA: Getting new generics to market
Nov 17, 2015
Right now, it takes a long time to bring a generic drug to market — 48 months.
The promise and problems of drug-finding apps
Nov 12, 2015
They help consumers find lower prices, but there's more to it than that.
Researchers: Insurers are steering some patients away
Nov 11, 2015
Under the ACA, insurers can no longer deny coverage for pre-existing conditions.
Controlling costs by focusing on expensive patients
Nov 11, 2015
Medicaid insurers want to influence the so-called social determinants of health.