Florida is one of just 10 states nationwide that hasn’t already expanded Medicaid, even though the federal government — not the state — would shoulder the bulk of the cost.
The issue is deeply personal for the more than 1 million Floridians who are caught in what’s known as the Medicaid “coverage gap,” meaning they make too much to qualify for public health insurance through Medicaid, but don’t make enough to qualify for federal insurance subsidies or afford private insurance.
“As it stands right now in the state of Florida, if you’re a single mother of two and you make $1 more than $7,128 a year, you cannot get on Medicaid,” said Mitch Emerson, executive director of Florida Decides Healthcare…