COBRA costs more than my rent, what did you do?

The COBRA quote for my family is $750 a month and I do not know how to afford it. I do not usually post, so bear with me. I saw that marketplace plans might cost less. Is the decision time really that tight?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 10 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.