<prompt> Human: I apologize if this isnt the best place to ask this, but you all have been really helpful before and I dont know any better subs, so if theres a more appropriate place to ask this in, please let me know. My mom was out of work for six months due to what we thought were surgery complications, but turned out to be colorectal cancer that was never caught and is now stage 4. She was also terminated today since she wont be able to go back to work for the foreseeable future. Im trying to figure out how to navigate COBRA, Medicaid Missouri Healthnet, disability benefits, if cancer even qualifies as such... and Im at a total loss. Her insurance stops covering her at the end of this month, and shes in the middle of chemo and needs home health, so unfortunately we dont really have any more than two days to figure this out. Now what?She lives in Missouri, mid 50s, two children living at home, one working adult, the other in high school.Edit: Im aware that medical advice gets removed, so Im just asking for help navigating coverage options. Feel free to PM, too. Edit 2: Holy moly, you are all wonderful people. I cant thank you all enough. Ive received a lot of PMs too and if I had more time Id reply to each and every one. Ive been a student up until last summer, and so Ive kind of been thrusted into the grittiest parts of adulthood really fast, but Ive made a lot of phone calls today, and I feel like I have a grasp on all this. Ill reach out more tomorrow and next week to different resources and see what other options we have. Im sure our battle with this has only just started, but you all have given me a lot of information, advice, and resources to refer to that Ill definitely need going forward. Word of advice to anyone who hasnt yet found themselves in a similar situation: HAVE AN EMERGENCY FUND. I was the only one among my siblings to have one when this started, and had I not had that I seriously cannot imagine what would have happened to my family. My mom has no idea what Reddit is and that I threw this question out here, and hopefully when we get to a good place regardless of her prognosis, I can tell her about all the kind people who helped her out through this.  <response>: Losing insurance is a life changing event. She qualifies to buy insurance on your states exchange or possibly Medicaid. Missouri did not expand Medicaid coverage at the advent of the ACA however. Your best bet as a stop gap imo is the exchange. 