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

The COBRA quote for my family is $1150 a month and I do not know how to afford it. This is my first time dealing with any of this. I saw that marketplace plans might cost less. How did you decide?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 5 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.