Gretchen Morgenson

Senior Financial Reporter, NBC News Investigations

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Pulitzer Prize winner, 2002. Winner of two Gerald Loeb Awards, 2002 and 2009. Co-author of 2011 NYT bestseller, "Reckless Endangerment." Co-author of Wall Street Journal business bestseller "These are the Plunderers," 2023.

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Medical costs are rising far faster than inflation and drowning Americans in debt

Medical costs are rising far faster than inflation and drowning Americans in debt Stricken with severe abdominal pain, Randy Slaughter spent three days at a nonprofit hospital in College Station, Texas, in April 2024. But doctors couldn't determine the ca... See more

aol.com•Gretchen Morgenson•Apr 2, 2026

Hospital Costs Are Rising far Faster Than Inflation and Drowning Americans in Debt

Hospital Costs Are Rising far Faster Than Inflation and Drowning Americans in Debt Gretchen Morgenson NBC News An analysis of hospital pricing found that facilities on average charge the uninsured almost five times what Medicare pays for the same procedur... See more

rsn.org•Gretchen Morgenson•Apr 2, 2026

Rhode Island sheriffs' retirement account woes bring scrutiny to their state-run plan

Over the last 13 years, Jason Allaire, a captain with the Rhode Island Division of Sheriffs, had saved thousands of dollars in a state retirement plan created for public employees. The account is a 401(a), a 401(k) equivalent for government workers, so he... See more

cnbc.com•Gretchen Morgenson•Sep 22, 2025

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