<prompt> Human: My background: - 25 year old male in California- Healthy, no prescriptions- Left job 1 month ago- Planning to start grad school in January 2018, no plans to work again until after I finish grad school. I have the option to continue coverage through COBRA but its expensive at 400month. Should I apply for Medicaid Medi-Cal since my income is now 0, or should I buy health insurance through a private company? I am looking for a cheap option with the best coverage. Also I keep hearing about a 60-day period. Do I have to get coverage within 60 days of leaving my job? Any other tips would be appreciated, I dont know much about health insurance because I have always been covered either by my parents insurance or my work benefits. Thanks for your help.  <response>: Can you get health insurance through your university? Ive always been either a teaching assistant or a graduate assistant at the graduate school Im attending, so I get access to the same health insurance options as the professors. Even if thats not applicable for you, they might offer something just for students. Also I keep hearing about a 60-day period. Do I have to get coverage within 60 days of leaving my job?Sort of. After 60 days I believe you can no longer enroll in COBRA, nor in any other health insurance plans except during their open enrollment period. At my university the open enrollment period is the month of October. 