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

I have 17 weeks left on my current insurance and I am comparing options. Any experience at all would help. I do not want a gap in coverage. How fast did coverage start?

Losing job-based coverage usually opens a special enrolment window, so check the deadline on the official marketplace site. I missed it by a day once and regretted it.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.