Health coverage after losing my job: marketplace or Medicaid? - 14 months and counting

I have 16 weeks left on my current insurance and I am comparing options. I would rather hear the honest version than the polite one. I do not want a gap in coverage. How fast did coverage start?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.