COBRA costs more than my rent, what did you do? after 10 years as a hotel front-desk agent

I was offered COBRA and the monthly cost is more than I expected as a hotel front-desk agent. I have read a lot of threads here and could not find my exact situation. 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.