Protesters rally for Medicaid expansion in Utah CREDIT: AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File A contentious political fight in Florida over the future of Medicaid expansion — the optional Obamacare policy that seeks to extend health coverage to additional low-income Americans — could signal a path forward for federal officials who have been trying for years to convince stubborn anti-Obamacare lawmakers to move forward in this area.

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