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Compare COBRA with a marketplace plan by monthly cost

  • For Job seekers
  • You practice Showing an example of what you want
  • Time about 5 minutes

About this exercise

You lost your job and must pick health coverage for the next 6 months while you search. Get exactly 3 numbered lines in plain text, under 80 words: 1. COBRA's 6-month cost with the math; 2. the marketplace plan's 6-month cost with the math, using the subsidy; 3. which costs less over 6 months and by how much. Use the corrected subsidy and add no advice. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

  • Using the old subsidy. The AI uses the $260 estimate and misses the Nov 4 update. Try: Add: "Use the updated $210 subsidy."
  • No math shown. The AI gives totals without the working. Try: Show it: "1. COBRA: $612 x 6 = $[total]".
  • Getting advice. The AI weighs deductibles and doctors and tells you what to pick. Try: Add: "Line 3 only says which costs less and by how much. No advice."
  • Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting. Ask for "under 80 words" and it often lands well over. Try: Cap each part: "each line under 20 words."

What a strong prompt includes

  • Uses the updated subsidy
  • Shows the math
  • Rules out advice
  • Sets the number of lines
  • Sets a word limit

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