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Gretchen Morgenson

@gmorgenson.bsky.social
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Senior Financial Reporter, NBC News Investigations, Pulitzer Prize 2002, prior NYT, WSJ.

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Gretchen Morgenson @gmorgenson.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Why are US women shut ouf of a breast cancer treatment popular around the world? Could it be about money? www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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U.S. women are increasingly shut out of a breast cancer treatment valued around the world
The technique, known as IORT, has numerous benefits, surgeons say, but it generates less money for hospitals and radiation oncologists.
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Gretchen Morgenson @gmorgenson.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
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Death rates rose in hospital ERs after private equity firms took over, study finds
The increased deaths in emergency departments at private equity-owned hospitals are most likely the result of reduced staffing levels, researchers say.
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Gretchen Morgenson @gmorgenson.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
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Rhode Island sheriffs' retirement account woes bring scrutiny to their state-run plan
With their money locked up and investment costs undisclosed, a captain and a sergeant described the situation as “a disaster” and “infuriating."
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Gretchen Morgenson @gmorgenson.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Another DOGE departure. Antonio Gracias, Elon Musk ally, quietly leaves the government. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
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High-ranking DOGE official and Elon Musk ally, Antonio Gracias, has left government
A top union leader called for scrutiny of Gracias’ dual roles managing almost $2 billion for large U.S. public pensions while he worked at the Department of Government Efficiency.
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Gretchen Morgenson @gmorgenson.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
A brain surgeon battles United Healthcare so she can keep treating children on Medicaid. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Brain surgeon’s clash with United Healthcare shows its hardball tactics
A massive hack of the insurance giant set off a chain of events that has left some doctors’ practices on financial life support.
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Gretchen Morgenson @gmorgenson.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
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Facing sky-high medical bills? Your hospital may have overcharged you
A Colorado man’s emergency stomach surgery highlights the exceedingly complex — and sometimes inaccurate — system of pricing at some hospitals.
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Gretchen Morgenson @gmorgenson.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
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They were told to get extra breast cancer screenings. Then they got stuck with the bill.
The FDA began requiring mammogram providers to notify women with dense breast tissue that they could need further screenings to rule out cancer. But such screenings cost money, out of pocket, for most...
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Gretchen Morgenson @gmorgenson.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Is a private equity-owned technology raising rents for US servicemembers? A group of Senators wants to know. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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With military housing costs skyrocketing, Democratic senators request Pentagon action
Lawmakers want to know whether landlords’ higher rents are based on a technology being probed by prosecutors.
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Gretchen Morgenson @gmorgenson.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
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'Would he have lived?' When insurance companies deny cancer care to patients
Health insurers are increasingly interfering in care, an NBC News investigation found. Doctors say the stakes are highest in cancer care, when delays can be the difference between life and death.
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Gretchen Morgenson @gmorgenson.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Interesting Steve Bannon on Marc Rowan as UST pick. "I don’t know how you pick a private equity guy, given all the damage private equity has done to workers in this country, how someone at Apollo is even on the shortlist.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump Seeks Perfect Treasury Candidate as Search Drags On
Donald Trump’s search for a Treasury secretary remains in flux, with the president-elect telling allies and advisers in recent days that he’s yet to be completely sold on the candidates he’s interview...
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Gretchen Morgenson @gmorgenson.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Private equity landlords discriminated against prospective tenants, lawsuits say www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Private equity landlords’ screening process discriminated against renters, lawsuits contend
Inaccurate tenant histories can add to the many woes renters face finding homes.
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Gretchen Morgenson @gmorgenson.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
"Designed to protect the profits." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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