However. this restriction does not affect only the elderly. as illustrated by the case of a 16yearold Iranian boy with mental retardation. autism. seizures. and severe macrocephaly who lost his SSI benefits and Medicaid health insurance due to the sevenyear time limit. These are only but two of the thousands of heartbreaking stories that we will continue to be confronted with unless Congress acts now to lengthen the insufficient eligibility period for this extremely vulnerable population. The crisis is already upon us. Each and every month. elderly and disabled refugees are losing their lifeline of support. With the exception of West Virginia. no state is left untouched by this arbitrary time limit. Some 4.500 people will lose their SSI benefits in fiscal year 2007 alone.
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