Is there Help For Medical Debt in ObamaCare?

I have never been without a job my entire life until Dec 2013 when I was let go from my company that I was let go from my company that I was with for 11 years due to down sizing.

I found a new job and started Feb 28, 2014, however in the time that I was off I had kidney stones and had to have 2 emergency surgeries one of 2/14/14 and one of 2/21/14 and I had no insurance at this time and was one unemployment.

I have been trying my very best to pay back the debt but I have two outstanding bills from The Urology Group that was turned over to collections and they added an additional 20% to the bills. I now have bills totaling $18,000 in collections and wrecking my credit.