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An individual might be thinking they can’t afford to pay the montly COBRA payment, but they should think twice if they have a chronic health condition. If they go without insurance for too long, that condition might be excluded the next time they get coverage. The future cost burden could turn out to be much worse than the COBRA payments.
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