https://www.rocasta.com/categories/technical/Recent content in Technical on Rocasta Dot ComHugoenMon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.rocasta.com/posts/2026-07-17-texas_cobra_marketplace_decision_note/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.rocasta.com/posts/2026-07-17-texas_cobra_marketplace_decision_note/<div class="sect1"> <h2 id="_purpose"><a class="anchor" href="#_purpose"></a>1. Purpose</h2> <div class="sectionbody"> <div class="paragraph"> <p>This is an action playbook for finding short-term stop-gap healthcare protection for a maximum six-month unemployment gap, until new employment provides healthcare benefits.</p> </div> <div class="paragraph"> <p>The immediate research priority is to understand whether short-term medical insurance, Aflac-style supplemental products, or CrowdHealth-style healthcare funding models can reduce emergency medical exposure at materially lower cost than ACA Marketplace coverage or full COBRA.</p> </div> <div class="paragraph"> <p>This is not yet a final recommendation document. It is a guide for gathering the missing facts needed to make the final decision.</p> </div>