Losing employer insurance, where should I look? - 10 months and counting

My employer coverage ended at the end of the month and I am trying to work out what to do as a paralegal. The COBRA notice arrived with a very high price. 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.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 10 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.