Health coverage after losing my job: marketplace or Medicaid? - 8 months and counting

My employer coverage ended at the end of the month and I am trying to work out what to do as a machine operator. Any experience at all would help. The COBRA notice arrived with a very high price. What did you choose and how was the process?

A free navigator at a community health centre walked me through my options. It took an hour and saved me a lot of guessing.