Losing employer insurance, where should I look? (Little Rock)

My employer coverage ended at the end of the month and I am trying to work out what to do as an accounts payable clerk. I have read a lot of threads here and could not find my exact situation. I do not want a gap in coverage. How fast did coverage start?

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.

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