Losing employer insurance, where should I look? - what worked for you?

I have 9 weeks left on my current insurance and I am comparing options. 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?

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

Call your pharmacy too. Mine knew of a discount card that helped while coverage was being sorted out.