amount of time, they could lose eligibility for Medicaid coverage, regardless of their financial situation.  

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This could cause devastating coverage losses, with a large percentage of residents living in Fannin County being eliminated from Medicaid coverage, once the arbitrary limit of service coverage has been reached.  This would be a threat to the health and economic security of millions of Americans.  Stripping residents of their Medicaid benefits would leave many low-income enrolless...without any affordable coverage options, forcing them to forgo essential medical care and undermining their ability to work.

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This is particularly concerning to residents in Georgia because Governor Kemp has not adopted the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion.  In Georgia, Medicaid income eligibility levels for non-disabled adults who are also not pregnant is extremely low, meaning that if they make more than a couple thousand dollars a year, the resident won't qualify.  These limits already create barriers to accessing care and imposing a lifetime limit on Medicaid would further restrict access for those who need help the most.  Individuals and families would have no option for affordable coverage and would be left to face steep out-of-pocket costs for care.