Health insurance gap after a layoff after 6 years as a copywriter

My employer coverage ended at the end of the month and I am trying to work out what to do as a copywriter. I have read a lot of threads here and could not find my exact situation. I do not want a gap in coverage. What did you choose and how was the process?

A free navigator at a community health centre walked me through my options. It took an hour and saved me a lot of guessing.