COBRA quote is huge, any alternatives? - any advice?

The COBRA quote for my family is $950 a month and I do not know how to afford it. Any experience at all would help. My old employer will not help with the premium. Did anyone switch mid-year?

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

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