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. There are 5 people counting on me, so I am trying to be careful. I do not want a gap in coverage. What did you choose and how was the process?

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.