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. Any experience at all would help. I do not want a gap in coverage. What did you choose and how was the process?

Keep everything in writing and save the confirmation numbers. It saved me later.

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