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Ellen Weiss

Washington, D.C.
As seen in: NPR, JSTOR Daily, WCPO-TV (Cincinnati, OH), WXYZ-TV (Southfield, MI), NRC Handelsblad, KNXV-TV (Phoenix, AZ), KUOW-FM (Seattle, WA), Naples Daily News, KMGH-TV (Denver, CO), WMAR-TV (Baltimore, MD) and
Former News Exec at EW Scripps and NPR, runner, tennis player, hiker. Smith grad, Scarsdale High School, mom of two.
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The Prescription Drug Playbook (Full Version)

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By Dan Weissmann Verified, Emily Pisacreta, Ellen Weiss
| KUOW-FM (Seattle, WA) Verified
While we’re busy working on some big projects this summer, we’re re-releasing some of our most ambitious and useful reporting to date. Last year, we set out on a mission: Collect all the best advice about what to do when your prescription drugs cost more than you can afford. Our listeners wrote to us about their experiences getting around this most demoralizing — and distinctly American — problem in order to get the medicine they need.
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NYT’s Ron Lieber: ‘These people are not going to win.'

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By Dan Weissmann Verified, Emily Pisacreta, Ellen Weiss
| KUOW-FM (Seattle, WA) Verified
Thirty-six hours before his wife was scheduled for a major surgery, New York Times personal finance columnist Ron Lieber got a letter in the mail that sent him reeling. Insurance was denying prior authorization for the surgery. The only way forward would be to appeal the decision. But it was Saturday night, and the surgery was Monday morning. There wouldn’t be any time. Should they even go to the hospital?
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Some more things that didn’t suck in 2025

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By Dan Weissmann Verified, Emily Pisacreta, Ellen Weiss
| KUOW-FM (Seattle, WA) Verified
Hey, first!  If you value what we do, this is the best-ever time to support our work. We have SO much work ahead in 2026. Donate here. We’re back for another look at things that – believe it or not – did NOT suck in 2025. Specifically: new state laws from around the country aimed at protecting people from things like medical debt, insurance delays and denials, and corporate profiteering.
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