I was a single mom during Obama’s first campaign. I worked two jobs which barely covered (the) rent. Even while working more than 40 hours a week in a hospital, I didn’t have health care. I pieced together community supports, a sliding scale clinic when I had the flu, a visit to Planned Parenthood to address a lump in my armpit (it was fine), lots of consulting Dr. Google. I celebrated the passage of the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, in 2010, until I quickly realized I fell into the coverage gap. I made too much money for Medicaid, but there wasn’t a marketplace plan that was affordable to me either. I (stayed) uninsured for several more years. My story is not unique. All across Missouri, households and communities have struggled to tackle the extensive health care costs which burden so many families. This is part of why I was excited to canvass, and door knock for Medicaid expansion in Missouri, more than a decade after the ACA was implemented. Our neighbors stood up and voted in…