A push is underway for voters to make Florida the next state to expand Medicaid

A sign tells voters in English and Spanish where to vote as Lee County voters wait in line to cast their ballots at Northeast Regional Library in Cape Coral, Fla., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Last month, J.J. Holmes celebrated his 20th birthday and says the best gift he could get is "for Florida to expand Medicaid."

Holmes has cerebral palsy. He speaks through an iPad by typing out messages with his nose. His mom, Alison Holmes, is his full-time caregiver. She assists him with everything from eating and drinking to pulling the covers up at night when he gets cold. J.J. worries about her. She's almost 60 and she's getting aches and pains.