Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Correspondent

Nancy covers Washington, D.C. for Marketplace. However, she has a wide range of interests and has reported on everything from homelessness to government shutdowns and the history of the Fed.

Before joining Marketplace, she worked in the NPR newscast unit as a producer and fill-in editor and newscaster. She also worked at WAMU, the NPR affiliate in Washington.

In 2023, Nancy was honored with a Gracie Award for a story on how pediatricians were coping with the end of the federal government's COVID public health emergency. The story also won a National Headliner Award and a Society of Professional Journalists award.

Latest from Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Mar 12, 2011
The complications of health reform’s accountable care organizations
The health reform law will be encouraging doctors, hospitals and insurance companies to work together in caring for Medicare patients through what are called accountable care organizations. But will they work?
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Mar 10, 2011
Don’t show me the money, some in Missouri say
Federal stimulus money would make up for state education cuts, but some legislators want to give it back and deal with the budget cuts now, not later.
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Mar 10, 2011
Maine gets health care law waiver
The state of Maine will not have to adhere to the law's Medical Loss Ratio, which requires insurers to spend 80 percent of premiums on actual care. The state argued the law would destabilize its health insurance market. The waiver could open the door to other states looking for a pass.
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Mar 5, 2011
Unemployment falls below 9%, government cuts 30,000 jobs
U.S. Labor Department has released its job report for February, and for the first time in two years unemployment is below 9 percent. But analysts are worried jobs aren't being created fast enough.
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Mar 4, 2011
Obama makes deal to let Mexican trucks on U.S. highways
President Barack Obama and Mexico's President Felipe Calderon announced that they have agreed to allow Mexican trucks on American highways. The deal needs congressional approval. Nancy Marshall Genzer explains.
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Mar 3, 2011
SEC considers new alternative to credit ratings
The Securities and Exchange Commission may propose dropping credit rating agencies for a new method for evaluating their portfolios. Nancy Marshall Genzer explains.
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Mar 3, 2011
Former Sen. Dodd lands new role in Hollywood
His first role in Hollywood was playing himself in the 1993 movie "Dave." But former Sen. Chris Dodd now has a new role — head of the Motion Picture Association of America. Nancy Marshall Genzer has more.
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Mar 3, 2011
Government considers 20% down-payment on homes
In the wake of the housing crisis, the U.S. government is considering making it more difficult for people to buy homes. Regulators may encourage banks to require homeowners bring as much as 20 percent down to the process. Nancy Marshall Genzer explains.
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Mar 2, 2011
Geithner warns of risks in mortgage finance system
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urged members of a House committee yesterday to overhaul the mortgage finance system, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Obama Administration recently offered several options on how to deal with Fannie and Freddie, but left it to lawmakers to figure out what role the government should play in the mortgage market. Nancy Marshall Genzer explains.
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Mar 2, 2011
China’s U.S. debt holdings jumps to $1.160 trillion
The U.S. Treasury Department has revised China's holdings of U.S. debt to $1.16 trillion. As Nancy Marshall Genzer explains, that is considerably more than previously report.
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