Also not trying to bring bacon, and keeping this completely factual, based on the actual wording of the law... ACA is supposed to solve the problem of lack of affordability of health coverage for those with pre-existing conditions, with conditions that otherwise would exceed a lifetime cap, etc., as well as with regard to the working poor, in general. Not for everyone.
And it definitely does those things.
If the objective was to lower health care costs overall, then there was a completely different approach available. That just simply wasn't the objective that we decided to pursue as a nation.