Great to see this, the ACA is far from perfect but here is a very tangible real life story of it working... http://www.gq.com/story/obamacare-saved-his-life
That man was probably just like most people who blindly follow a political ideology, without seeing if it is really in their own best interest.
Even though I think it falls far short of what is needed, I wonder how many others have benefited who refuse to give the program credit.