Rachel Fabi Ph.D.

Just emailed! Thanks so much :)

Rolling Back the Big Beautiful Bill’s Health Care Provisions Would Not Provide Health Care to Undocumented Immigrants Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for federally funded health coverage. The GOP’s Big Beautiful Bill didn’t change that. Overturning the health care provisions in the law won’t either.

H.R.1 ends health coverage eligibility for many lawfully present immigrants. It doesn't change health coverage options for undocumented immigrants who are already ineligible for federally funded health coverage under longstanding policy. More on this @kff.org : www.kff.org/quick-take/r...

Thank you for this! Excellent, clear messaging.

One note, the bit about FCEP isn’t quite right; happy to discuss in DMs if you are interested!

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Two trays of muffins on a counter next to a bouquet of sunflowers and a bowl of zucchini noodles and white beans in a white sauce

Before and after: enormous zucchini edition

It’s the tin can knits harvest cardigan!

Thanks!!!

The best kind of handcraft!

Thanks so much 🥰

Thank you!!! Big day over here haha

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Pleased to announce, after a nine month gestation period, the arrival of my first “knitting during zoom meetings” cardigan

Cold Cuts Crossword Solve our latest interactive crossword. We'll publish science-themed crosswords and math puzzles on alternating months.

After literal YEARS of trying, I finally managed to write a bioethics-themed crossword! Available now in @science.org:
www.sciencenews.org/article/cold...

(thanks to @norahsharpe.bsky.social and @bewilderingly.bsky.social for excellent editing!)

Patient seeking care at NIH hospital detained by ICE NIH officials called immigration authorities after scrutinizing the patient’s identification presented to security at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.

"First do not harm" is not a suggestion it is a core feature of the job. If you can't check your biases at the door when you provide healthcare, find another job. Calling ICE on a patient is some disgusting behavior.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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Headed to NYC for Lollapuzzoola — will this be the year I finally remember how to solve on paper?? TIME WILL TELL

(…the odds are not good tho)

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Sanctuary Doctoring with Mark Kuczewski Healthcare has a choice: comply with fear or stand up for patients.

Thank you Dr. @alyssaburgart.com for the opportunity to talk about immigrant patients & medicine on the hottest Substack in #bioethics. We discuss what it means to be in the healing professions in our current toxic climate, check it out! #immigration www.poppiesandpropofol.com/p/sanctuary-...

Trump administration blocks NIH from awarding any research grants and contracts The order applies to the entirety of new and, possibly, ongoing research grant dollars that go to universities and academic medical centers.

#Breaking: Trump administration blocks NIH from awarding any research grants and contracts
www.statnews.com/2025/07/29/t...

The Milbank Quarterly Original Research State Public Coverage of Pregnant Undocumented Immigrants and Prenatal Insurance Uptake MEGHAN BELLEROSE, LINQING ZHENG, ARIELLE DESIR, RACHEL E. FABI, LAURA R. WHERRY, MARIA W. STEENLAND Policy Points - Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia offer public insurance to pregnant undocumented immigrants who are income eligible for Medicaid. - We found that residing in a state with public coverage of pregnant undocumented immigrants was associated with increased prenatal Medicaid coverage among immigrants and was not associated with corresponding reductions in private or other insurance coverage. - Offering state public insurance to pregnant undocumented immigrants could increase immigrants’ access to insurance coverage and recommended care during pregnancy.

New paper out in Milbank Quarterly on State Public Coverage of Pregnant Undocumented Immigrants and Prenatal Insurance Uptake: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

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Went mountain biking for the first time today and let me just say, you are never too old to slam into a tree or tip over into a deep rut (it was awesome and I will be doing it again) 🚵‍♀️

Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients' personal data, including addresses, to ICE ICE officials will be given access to 79 million Medicaid recipients' personal data, including home addresses, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the U.S., according to an agreement obtained by The Associated Press.

This is, and please forgive my use of technical jargon here, deeply fucked.

I’m sure I’ll have more intelligent things to say about this at some point but right now that’s all I can manage.

www.statnews.com/2025/07/17/i...

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If you're interested in trying out cryptic crosswords, consider checking out this free (!!) set of puzzles from the folks at Cryptic Crossweird, including one by me 🤓

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Picture describes the topic and panelists for an Am Soc for Bioethics and Humanities panel at the 2025 conference

If you are attending the Am Soc for Bioethics and Humanities 2025 conference, come listen to our panel on law, immigration and healthcare . Lots to discuss with co-panelists Sabrina Derrington , Rachel Fabi @fabioethics.bsky.social and @cathylively.bsky.social Friday at 9am PST

a man is carrying a camera in front of a sign that says no parking fire lane keep clear at all times ALT: a man is carrying a camera in front of a sign that says no parking fire lane keep clear at all times

Live footage of me "updating" my lecture on "how government works" for my med school class on health law and advocacy

When are health professionals ethically obligated to engage in public advocacy? In 2025 the US Federal Government has attacked scientific research and evidence, medical expertise, public health, health equity, and human rights.1–5 At this challenging time, many health professiona...

Our new @thelancet piece seeks to answer the question, is it ever ethically *obligatory* for a clinician to engage in public advocacy? So, not just a good idea but a requirement that stems from being a medical professional…
www.thelancet.com/action/showP...

What a time to be alive and a person who cares about other people!

Stare decisis? I don't know her