It's not DU'rs but it's asking people to submit stories. ACA Success Stories story.http://acasuccessstories.tumblr.com/

Here's just one:

We are currently running two programs. Individuals and families are able to sign up online through our states exchange. In office however we are still only conducting eligibility for current Medicaid programs. We will begin taking HBE's applications in office in December. Recently I had a client who needed to apply for Medicaid for a newborn. Prior to coming into our office they applied on-line but the coverage of course would not go into effect until 1/1/14. Under our states Medicaid the newborn would likely be eligible for children's Medicaid and having the child covered is a priority. I took the clients application and our system linked with our HBE to show that they also were approved under the HBE system indicating that they had successfully signed their family up. I was happy to see this as it validates our system and shows that individuals and families are getting through. Not a personal story but one from the inside I wanted to share.

I did my part.

My mother, who has been without insurance for most of her life got a silver plan with a $1,000 deductible for only $13.21 a month.

What would have cost $180 per month for someone who could not have afforded it is going to be a very reasonable $22 per month for a 0/500 policy. Many plans are even better than what are published, you just have to make it to Level 34 of the healthcare.gov video game before you can see them (it's certainly the hardest video game I've ever played).

After the technical issues get ironed out and those responsible for creating the website are sent to prison the first reform should be for the people who are falling in the "doughnut hole" because they make too little to qualify for a subsidy but too much to get Medicaid in the states that opted out. It's insane that someone who makes $11,490 per year can get a policy for about $230 per year while someone who makes $11,489 would have to pay $3,240 for the same policy.

Now we'll just wait and see if the bill really does come from Blue Cross like they said it would (there was a box to click on that said "Pay Now" and it just led to a page saying you'll be getting a bill in the mail).

For $22 a month. I'd be interested to know what people think

http://www.bcbstx.com/pdf/sbc/33602TX0460004f.pdf

I like that because it means I can keep the plan when I start making more than what I am now -- when my income gets to where I have to pay my part on the premiums as well (I'm a little over 100% of the poverty line at the moment, below that has 0% cost sharing), it'll be a more seamless transition.