Health insurance gap after a layoff

I have 7 weeks left on my current insurance and I am comparing options. There are 7 people counting on me, so I am trying to be careful. The COBRA notice arrived with a very high price. What did you choose and how was the process?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 2 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.