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Dan Gorenstein

Senior Reporter

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 from Dan Gorenstein

  • Aug 29, 2018

    Sears growing an Amazon partnership to at least install tires, when it can’t get the sale

    "The company told me they truly believe they are positioning the department store for a resurgence," says reporter Hayley Peterson.
    Mike Kalasnik/Flickr

    Customers nationwide can now buy tires online at Amazon, and the local Sears will put them on. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 

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  • Aug 24, 2018

    What’s a pharmacy benefit manager, anyway?

    What’s a pharmacy benefit manager, anyway?
    GEOFF ROBINS/AFP/Getty Images

    Pharmacy benefit managers, like Express Scripts, OptumRX and CVS Caremark, are taking a lot of heat for their role in drug prices. We explain the world of PBMs.

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  • Aug 23, 2018

    Here’s why there’s a shortage of EpiPens

    The Food and Drug Administration is trying to help mitigate the shortage of EpiPens, those auto-injecting devices used to treat allergic reactions to things like peanuts and bee stings. It’s extended by four months the expiration date for some EpiPen products. The FDA got data from EpiPen maker Mylan that convinced them some of the […]

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  • Aug 22, 2018

    Maersk is sending a container ship through the Arctic. Here’s why.

    The container ship 'Caroline Maersk' is docked at the specialized container terminal in Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan state, Mexico, on April 4, 2017.
    CASTRO SANCHEZ/AFP/Getty Images

    Next month, Danish shipping company Maersk will launch the first container ship on an Arctic Ocean route. The 3,600-container ice vessel will travel from Vladivostok in eastern Russia all the way to St. Petersburg in the west using the Northern Sea Route. That’s a shipping lane running across Russia’s northern coast. Click the audio player […]

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  • Aug 20, 2018

    Venezuela launches new currency, but problems remain

    A man shows new five Bolivar-notes in Caracas on Aug. 20, 2018.
    FEDERICO PARRA/AFP/Getty Images

    Today Venezuela rolls out its new currency – the “sovereign bolivar.” It’s one of several steps the country is taking to curb runaway inflation, which is likely to top 1 million percent this year, according to the International Monetary Fund. What effect will this have on the South American nation’s economy? Click the audio player […]

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  • Aug 16, 2018

    Prices may be headed up at Walmart and beyond

    A Wal-Mart store in Mexico City, Mexico. 
    Daniel Aguilar/Getty Images

    Retail giant Walmart is faced with the rising cost of raw materials, labor, trucking and the possibility of a trade war. All of that means consumers may soon see price hikes. If Walmart takes the leap, other retailers are likely to follow. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 

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  • Jul 25, 2018

    Why GM thinks car sharing is good business

    Why GM thinks car sharing is good business
    Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

    It’s a busy week for General Motors. The automaker reported quarterly earnings this morning, with a profit of $2.38 billion ($1.66 a share).  GM has also announced its foray into car-sharing. Think Airbnb, but for your Chevy, Buick, GMC or Cadillac. Several apps already exist for people to rent out their cars. GM has its […]

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  • Jul 18, 2018

    Got a cold or the flu? Think twice about antibiotics

    Bottles of antibiotics line a shelf.
    Joe Raedle/ Getty Images

    Why overprescribing antibiotics is increasing fears of "super bugs."

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  • Jul 14, 2018

    Generic Viagra floods the market. Here’s how Pfizer is reacting

    Generic Viagra floods the market. Here’s how Pfizer is reacting
    Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

    Pfizer hopes to run with its “little blue pill” as long as it can. That includes the time-honored strategy of launching its own generic.

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  • Jul 5, 2018

    The Trump administration wants drug companies to lower prices. This is what’s actually happening.

    Pfizer recently raised the list prices for more than 40 of its prescription medications, including the pain med Lyrica. It’s the second time this year Pfizer has boosted list prices. The increases come at a time of increased public and political scrutiny over drug prices. Is Big Pharma not feeling the heat? Click the above […]

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