COBRA costs more than my rent, what did you do?, customer-service rep here

The COBRA quote for my family is $500 a month and I do not know how to afford it. My spouse has a chronic condition, so dropping coverage feels risky.

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

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