Trillium Health is sounding the alarm over the potential loss of $5 million in annual funding.

Trillium says the resources are in jeopardy because of cuts to the state's prescription drug discount program, which requires companies participating in Medicaid to provide discounts to community health centers like Trillium.

The community health center says the loss in money will lead to it having to cut services for patients.

"So an individual doesn't have a home, or a mattress or a refrigerator to house their insulin or food on the table, how can absolutely heal and follow a treatment plan? So, it's more so a cut in the services that we're now able to provide,” said Trillium Health president Andrea Demeo.

"So it's not a question of people practicing poor health,” said Rudy Rivera, executive director of the Father Laurence Tracy Advocacy Center. “This is a question of people having access to medications, treatment that keep them well. And you can simply discard people because people don't go away. They stay here. Somebody's gonna take care of them."

The center tells Spectrum News if the cuts go through as planned on April 1, it will also lead to a loss of jobs and disruption to COVID-19 testing and vaccinations.