gretchen morgenson
@gmorgenson
Senior financial reporter, NBC News Investigations; Pulitzer Prize 2002; former NYT, WSJ; new book on predatory finance https://bit.ly/TheseAreThePlunderers
As the gulf between rich and poor widens across America, here's the why, the how and the who. Coming April 25, 2023.

After multiple insurance denials over 9 months, a cancer survivor sent an appeal letter using AI. She was approved. The insurer now calls her denials "a processing error." nbcnews.com/news/us-news/a… via @nbcnews
These health services for veterans are on the chopping block. VA employees say care will suffer. nbcnews.com/politics/doge/…
Editorial: Public pensions fuel private equity damage toledoblade.com/opinion/editor… via @toledonews
Secrecy, high fees and subpar returns worry CalPERS participants. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/c…
A brain surgeon battles United Healthcare so she can keep treating kids on Medicaid. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/t…
They were told to get extra breast cancer screenings. Then they got stuck with the bill. nbcnews.com/health/health-… via @nbcnews
Is a private equity-owned technology juicing servicemembers' rents? Senators want to know. nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
Gretchen Morgenson’s book These are The Plunderers about the destructive, malign and predatory force which is US private equity should have another name: The Killers of The American Dream. And, yes people should be worried in the UK as they are coming here, are here already. 1
Did a Private Equity Fire Truck Roll-Up Worsen the L.A. Fires? @gmorgenson thebignewsletter.com/p/did-a-privat…
These Are the Plunderers is absolutely must-read and must-give as a gift to friends and family: amzn.to/3EbBV6h
@gmorgenson and @JoshRosner both did a bang-up job on their These Are The Plunderers book. It is required reading to understand how the most pernicious parts of private equity have looted the United States, while leaving shareholders and taxpayers holding the odious bag in their…
THE AGE OF SCAMBLING Trump Coin and the Wild West of Non-Bitcoin Crypto By @coryklippsten January 20, 2025 Bitcoin continues to mature into a stable and resilient network—a digital fortress of sound money immune to the whims of the powerful. Meanwhile, its lesser imitators,…
What can Angelenos expect when filing insurance claims with FAIR plan? A fight. nbcnews.com/news/first-fir…
Secrecy, unreasonably low settlements and delays. What LA homeowners can expect from their last resort insurer as they pick up the pieces. nbcnews.com/news/first-fir…
This is so so good. libertiesjournal.com/articles/dawn-…
"A pervasive culture of noncompliance." Justice Department Sues KKR for Serial Violations of Federal Premerger Review Law. justice.gov/opa/pr/justice…
Honored to reeeive this recognition from @lowninstitute on healthcare reporting! theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…
Patients harmed by private equity investments, Senate report finds. nbcnews.com/news/investiga…