I was in a panic too when my COBRA was about to expire. I exhausted my Federal COBRA and then my State extended COBRA....but it was all over, I qualified for a state program. In Wisconsin it's called HIRSP. Under this program I qualified for insurance with no exceptions for preconditions because I had exhausted my Cobra and had applied for this new insurance immediately. Please look into your own state health programs. You might be able to find something. There are a variety of things here but some are based on income, whether you have a family or a single etc.
In any case PLEASE send your story to Harrison at
info@adrsupport.org so he can forward it to Oprah!