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I don't know exactly what's going on, but I'm on a mediocre Obamacare plan that costs less than the author's plan. Even though it's in the most expensive drug tier, as far as I can tell Abilify would cost me $70 a month.

> I arrived in America just as Obamacare was rolling out. Since I couldn’t meet the deadline for insurance

Well it's been rolled out for a while now. Can't he switch now?



Apparently it varies based on the plan:

http://www.phrma.org/sites/default/files/pdf/exchanges-menta...

(In some bronze plans, up to $4300 of deductible applies to medications)

The article is not very careful. It goes from saying the drug is cheaper over in Queens to the "$720 a month my medication costs in America".


> Well it's been rolled out for a while now. Can't he switch now?

Not sure if the annual open enrollment periods are nationally synchronized or differ per state, but Covered California (California ACA Exchange) currently has an open enrollment period (ending 2/15.)




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