Losing employer insurance, where should I look? - 18 weeks in

My family's coverage ended with the layoff and we have a prescription we cannot skip. I worked as a store manager before this. 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 9 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.