The bill also restricts who is eligible for Medicaid, the joint state and federal health coverage program. While undocumented immigrants have never been eligible for state coverage, other non-citizen immigrants have historically been eligible for it. Michael Itti, the center’s executive director, said that “a few dozen” Ukrainian clients will lose health coverage and long-term care benefits. If a person is eligible for none of that, she said, they may purchase health coverage under a qualified health plan. “These cuts to Apple Health are cuts to our immigrant neighbors, coworkers, and everyday people standing next to us in line at the grocery store,” Le Nguyen emphasized.