<prompt> Human: Like the title says I have a broken ankle and need surgery but dont have insurance. Last Tuesday 122017 I got into a motorcycle incident and broke my ankle. I went to the ER at LACUSC Medical Cneter, applied for emergency Medi-cal and got temporarily approved. There they temporarily fixed me ankle and put me in a cast but surgery was still needed. Earlier today morning I got a call from my orthopedic surgeon saying I had surgery scheduled for tomorrow at 5:30 am. A few hours later he called me back saying they had spoke to the insurance and turns out that the emergency medi-cal was discontinued due to my income. My surgery is now cancelled and I need to look for another surgeon because surgery is no longer happening there at LACUSC. I dont know what to do at this point. I need surgery soon but dont have money to pay upfront. What should I do at this point?  <response>: California has open enrollment for health insurance through the exchange until the end of January. Sign up for insurance and it will kick in Jan 1. Go here: 