 [ Symptoms ] our cobra runs out for us on december 13 what do we do  my wife has a medical condition which i have been told will not be covered until january 1 do we try to find a policy that will cover the two of us or should we look for two policies    one for her and one for me i am 57 and she is 56 neither of us have health coverage via our employers [ Disease ] you are going to finish your active pills a day early so you can decide to start your new pack of pills a day early to stay on the 7 day placebo schedule if you choose to skip a day and wait to start the new pack on your regularly scheduled day there is a very slight chance that the one day can make a difference in the risk of an unexpected pregnancy the more pills you miss the more likely you are to get pregnant