COBRA quote is huge, any alternatives? - 7 weeks in

I was offered COBRA and the monthly cost is more than I expected as a graphic designer. 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.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 11 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.