Insurance experts - help needed

My son, who is 6 weeks post-op, has been on disability and receiving welfare benefits, including medical. This insurance paid for his WLS. The benefits are set to end Sept. 10, but if his doctor signs off that he is still disabled, he may be able to continue the medical benefits until March 2004, but that is the longest he could possibly keep them. (In our state, you can only be on welfare for 2 years.) The catch here is that he would like to start looking for work. If he cannot find work that will pay for benefits, then he will lose all benefits, and be without coverage of any kind. He and his fiancee are getting married July 26, and she is a part-time employee who has medical benefits, but the company's policy will not allow him to be put on benefits as long as she is part-time, even if he would pay the entire premium.<p>I am concerned that as a post-op, he needs to keep some type of benefits. Do you think he would be able to purchase private insurance? Or do you think no one would cover him because of the WLS? This is a very scary issue. He has been doing very well, with no complications, but you just never know. Also, does anyone know if he could keep the benefits he has now, under the COBRA laws? Or does that not apply to state-funded benefits? If he were able to pay for them himself, that would be the ideal solution, as this insurance has been great for him.<p>Thank you everyone. I have asked other insurance questions here before, and you guys have been great with your answers.

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