The “big, beautiful bill” may be a win for some taxpayers, but Gov. Kathy Hochul warns that it will devastate health care and social services in the state.

There is a lot on the line for many New Yorkers. Gov. Hochul is calling it “the big, ugly bill,” warning it could strip health insurance from millions of people in the state.

"The human toll of this is beyond unconscionable,” the governor said during her cabinet meeting Thursday. “It's taking a wrecking ball to the lives of the most vulnerable. Why is this happening? To fund tax breaks for the most privileged, the wealthiest."

The governor says the bill would slash $13 billion from New York's health care system. The New York Hospital Association says it will force $8 billion in yearly cuts, leading to layoffs and possibly closures.

"Cutting this essential health care doesn't keep people from getting sick, it doesn't stop babies from being born,” Hochul said. “It's simply saying you're on your own."

SNAP benefits are also on the chopping block. Nearly 3 million New Yorkers rely on the program, but for the first time, the state would have to cover 15% of the cost, and the federal support will be cut in half.

Island Harvest Food Bank President Randi Shubin Dresner says they've already lost millions in federal funding.

"Most of the people that we help are working,” explained Shubin Dresner. “They're working two and three jobs and are really struggling and turn to the nonprofit sector for help, and now we're gonna be inundated with more people coming in to us, yet we've had cuts in funding."

It also triples funding for ICE. The Commissioner of Agriculture says farms in New York have already been impacted.

“Many workers are disappearing, they’re not showing up to work,” said New York Commissioner of Agriculture Richard Ball. “They’re afraid to go to Walmart on Saturday, they’re afraid to go to church on Sunday because they’ll be targeted.”

It does help some Long Islanders. The bill increases the SALT deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000 for households making under $500,000, bringing tax relief for some homeowners.

Gov. Hochul said she is prepared to work with lawmakers to come up with ways to fill the budget gap created by this bill.

All of these changes won’t happen overnight. Certain parts of this bill, like shifting SNAP costs to states and the Medicaid work requirement, won’t start until 2027.

Rep. Nick LaLota responded to News 12 with the following statemen:

"If Governor Hochul ran SNAP properly, New York wouldn't owe $1.4 billion for mismanagement. Until she fixes it, that money should come from the $2.4 billion she's set aside for migrant hotels and health care—not from hardworking taxpayers."