Yes, because when you find out you have cancer is the best time to go and try sign up for insurance it's not like you are under any other stressors... And I hop

Yes, because when you find out you have cancer is the best time to go and try sign up for insurance it's not like you are under any other stressors... And I hope you like waiting for open enrollment, cancer can wait right? This is terrible advice and I'll be flagging this article which I don't do often at all. My dad just went through this (cancer). He was on a co-op plan (snake oil if you ask me), had to pay out of pocket then fight to get reimbursed. The co-op said they wouldn't pay the outstanding bills if he left the plan and also refused some of the treatments doctors suggested. In the end he was able to get real insurance (not during open enrollment) through some loophole since the co-op was refusing to pay for something. I'm not sure if he died due to not getting treatment earlier or if earlier treatment would have resulted in the same but this advice is not just stupid, it's dangerous.