Is COBRA worth it after a layoff? after 16 years as a production planner

I was offered COBRA and the monthly cost is more than I expected as a production planner. I worked as a production planner before this. I saw that marketplace plans might cost less. How did you decide?

Check what the notice says about the election period and when coverage starts. Mine allowed a short window to choose.

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