COBRA quote is huge, any alternatives?, medical assistant here

The COBRA quote for my family is $400 a month and I do not know how to afford it. It has been weighing on me all week. 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 saved me later.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 3 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.