Gregory Warner

Reporter, Marketplace

SHORT BIO

Gregory Warner is a senior reporter for Marketplace, covering the business and economics of health care for the entire Marketplace portfolio. He’s taken on questions as varied as how drugs get named, how ineffective procedures become popular, and how politicians fuel a costly medical arms race.

Warner started at Marketplace in November of 2009. Previously, he freelanced radio stories from conflict zones such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and DR Congo. Before becoming a radio reporter, he lived in New York working as an investigator of police brutality and a jazz pianist in a piano bar.

Warner’s favorite interviews are ones where he takes a journey with people. Recent examples include jogging with a homeless persons’ running club in Philadelphia, enduring ‘empathy training’ with call center reps in Ky., and undergoing fear-based alcoholism treatment in Moscow.

Warner holds a degree in English from Yale. In 2009, he was awarded Best News Feature from the Third Coast International Audio Festival for a Marketplace and Homelands Productions profile of a Congolese miner. He also has two Edward R. Murrow awards and awards from Associated Press, Sigma Delta Chi (from the Society for Professional Journalists), New York Festivals and PRNDI.

Warner was born in New York and currently resides in Philadelphia. In his free time, he enjoys biking, Werner Herzog films, and making up songs for his 8-month-old son.

Latest Stories (258)

A new prescription for marketing drugs

Feb 23, 2010
A number of states have started programs using drug companies' sales strategies to bring doctors a different message about what medications they should prescribe. Gregory Warner reports.

More patients infected from hospitals

Feb 23, 2010
A study released in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows deaths caused by infections caught in hospitals are more common than previously thought. Bill Radke gets details from Marketplace's Gregory Warner.

Jobs bill moving forward in Congress

Feb 23, 2010
The Senate advanced the Democrats' $15 billion job-creation bill with GOP support. The bill could create up to an estimated 200,000 jobs, but critics want the government to be more hands-on. Steve Chiotakis talks to Marketplace's Gregory Warner.

New power would regulate premiums

Feb 22, 2010
The White House has released its first proposal today for health care reform on its Web site, which details a new authority on regulating insurance premiums. Bill Radke gets more from Marketplace's Gregory Warner.

Lowe's workers get heart surgery deal

Feb 19, 2010
Home improvement retail chain Lowe's is partnering with one of the Cleveland Clinic to offer discount heart surgery to its employees. Can bulk purchasing work for specialized health care? Gregory Warner reports.

Community health a function of wealth

Feb 17, 2010
A study out today ranks counties in the U.S. by overall health and wealth. Research concludes that economic status may be even more important than access to care. Gregory Warner finds out why.

Biz opportunities in diagnostic manual

Feb 10, 2010
A draft of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic Statistical Manual has hit the Internet. The DSM isn't just a guide to disorders, it's a manual for making money. Gregory Warner reports.

Budget could extend COBRA subsidy

Feb 8, 2010
Last March, Congress began offering a 65 percent subsidy on premiums for COBRA, the expensive health care program for ex-employees. So far, the move has encouraged healthier people to sign up. Gregory Warner reports.

Health spending continues to soar

Feb 4, 2010
U.S. spending on health care hit an estimated $2.5 trillion in 2009, and taxpayers are footing more of that bill than anyone thought. Gregory Warner reports.

Community clinics benefit uninsured

Feb 2, 2010
A study published in the journal Health Affairs finds more money for community clinics has meant more treatment for the uninsured. Gregory Warner explores the relationship between doctors and hesitant uninsured patients.