COBRA costs more than my rent, what did you do? after 16 years as a bank teller

I was offered COBRA and the monthly cost is more than I expected as a bank teller. I have been trying to stay organised about it. I saw that marketplace plans might cost less. Is the decision time really that tight?

Keep everything in writing and save the confirmation numbers. It made the follow-up calls so much easier.

A quick call to the plan's member line cleared up two things for us that the letter did not.