Health insurance gap after a layoff - what worked for you?

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. I think my income this year might qualify for a subsidy. What did you choose and how was the process?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 12 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.