Health insurance gap after a layoff, graphic designer here

My family's coverage ended with the layoff and we have a prescription we cannot skip. I would rather hear the honest version than the polite one. The COBRA notice arrived with a very high price. Is there help filling out the forms?

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

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