COBRA costs more than my rent, what did you do? - 3 months and counting

I was offered COBRA and the monthly cost is more than I expected as a recruiter. There are 8 people counting on me, so I am trying to be careful. I saw that marketplace plans might cost less. Is the decision time really that tight?

If you have a planned treatment, COBRA can make sense for a few months. Otherwise look at the marketplace first.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 3 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.