Ok so under the ACA she now pays less for her medications (Celebrex does not yet have a generic, i know because i'm on it as well). The headline is link bait: Before the ACA she was paying entirely out of pocket, and now she isn't but it's still expensive. I have very expensive insure and it only brings it down to $50/mo so $85/mo seems reasonable for a cheap plan.

Anyway, to back up what i just said, here's the unabridged 2nd paragraph: "Under the plan, her Celebrex would have cost $648 a month until she met her $1,500 prescription deductible, followed by an $85 monthly co-pay."

followed by the following in the 5th paragraph: "Before the federal health law took effect, Mason paid slightly more for her monthly premium on a plan that didn't cover her arthritis or pain medications and some routine doctor's visits."

A lot of the other examples they have are "patient was trying to get name brand drug rather than the available generic". Now for some meds (birth control for example) the exact brand can be important, but for most it doesn't.