Floridians Decide Healthcare, a coalition of groups in support of expanding Medicaid coverage, is partnering with Youth Action Fund and People Power of Florida to host a canvass and phone bank Wednesday evening for Medicaid expansion, which they’re trying to get onto the 2026 statewide ballot.

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.

Medicaid is a public health insurance program that has for 60 years served as a safety net for low-income Americans, including adults with disabilities and children. Forty-one states, including D.C., have already expanded Medicaid coverage as permitted under the Affordable Care Act of 2010.