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Rachel Fabi Ph.D.
@fabioethics.bsky.social
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associate professor of bioethics • immigration, public health ethics, crosswords • she/her • http://abortionpuzzles.com • views my own
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jama.com
💬 Viewpoint: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act institutes new federal loan caps for medical students, increasing debt burden risks and barriers for aspiring physicians.

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JAMA editorial, published online November 10, 2025, discusses how federal loan caps burden medical students. Article by Katie Farkouh, Jacqueline Hogan, and Maxwell Barton addresses impacts of new loan limits.
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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healthbegins.bsky.social
We should do everything we can to ensure language is not a barrier to health outcomes. #healthequity

An Emerging Threat To Health Equity: Diminished Patient Access To Language Services | Health Affairs www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore... by @lynettemartins.bsky.social @fabioethics.bsky.social
An Emerging Threat To Health Equity: Diminished Patient Access To Language Services | Health Affairs Forefront
Language services are essential for health equity and good patient health outcomes, but recent executive actions threaten to undermine this vital resource.
www.healthaffairs.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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lynettemartins.bsky.social
Sharing this piece on the health impacts of patients with limited eng prof compromised by current admin. co-authored with Drs @fabioethics.bsky.social Sabrina Derrington, and Amelia Bariwise.

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Health Affairs Journal
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October 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
fabioethics.bsky.social
3 months later and I am attempting to overcome my mental block around recording this lecture by adding a qualifier to the titled. Will it work? TBD!
a powerpoint slide with the title "Health Policy + Advocacy: How the Government (Usually) Works)." The slide background features a green plant sprout coming out of the soil.
October 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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jama.com
Emergency Medicaid accounts for less than 1% of total #Medicaid spending, even in states with large undocumented populations.

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A JAMA "Research Letter" published online October 9, 2025, shows a US map depicting 'Emergency Medicaid Spending for Undocumented Immigrants.' States are color-coded to show the percentage of spending, ranging from 1 to 2%.
October 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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drishp.bsky.social
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...
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.
www.kff.org
October 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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avcx.bsky.social
As we move toward our fall subscription drive, we hope you’ll consider supporting us in part bc we are an independent media company.

No, crosswords are not as vital as journalism. But yes, all content that we consume matters, and it should be as free as possible from corporate control.
September 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
fabioethics.bsky.social
Before and after: enormous zucchini edition
Rachel Fabi in a kitchen wearing a Las Vegas Aces tank top and holding a 4 pound zucchini 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
September 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
fabioethics.bsky.social
Pleased to announce, after a nine month gestation period, the arrival of my first “knitting during zoom meetings” cardigan
A blue long-sleeved hand-knit cardigan with a wooden shawl pin closure hangs on a hanger in front of a white door
September 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
fabioethics.bsky.social
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!)
Cold Cuts Crossword
Solve our latest interactive crossword. We'll publish science-themed crosswords and math puzzles on alternating months.
www.sciencenews.org
August 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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boghuma.bsky.social
"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/...
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.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
fabioethics.bsky.social
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)

@lollapuzzoola.bsky.social
A New Yorker crossword puzzle on a clipboard sits on a train tray table with a view of greenery outside the train window. I’m holding a pencil in my right hand above the puzzle.
August 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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bioethxmark.bsky.social
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-...
Sanctuary Doctoring with Mark Kuczewski
Healthcare has a choice: comply with fear or stand up for patients.
www.poppiesandpropofol.com
August 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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statnews.com
#Breaking: Trump administration blocks NIH from awarding any research grants and contracts
www.statnews.com/2025/07/29/t...
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.
www.statnews.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:26 AM
fabioethics.bsky.social
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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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.
July 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
fabioethics.bsky.social
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) 🚵‍♀️
July 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
fabioethics.bsky.social
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...
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.
www.statnews.com
July 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
fabioethics.bsky.social
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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@crossweirdtv.bsky.social
new year, new cryptic outlet | Cryptic Crossweird
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July 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
fabioethics.bsky.social
Here’s a park I walked in this morning, in case you (like me) needed to see something beautiful today
A small stream lined by tall rushes winds through a vibrant green field, with some bushes and trees in the foreground and background. There’s not a cloud in the sky.
July 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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avcx.bsky.social
Appreciate this! We’re an independent puzzle outlet, we send out content almost every day, we don’t harvest your data, we pay creative people fairly, and we are not connected to any (any!) craniometric cults.

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July 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
fabioethics.bsky.social
Motion to broadcast the average grade of the road wherever the peloton is right under where they show the average speed 🚴🚴🚴💨
July 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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lynettemartins.bsky.social
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
Picture describes the topic and panelists for an Am Soc for Bioethics and Humanities panel at the 2025 conference
July 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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fabioethics.bsky.social
Live footage of me "updating" my lecture on "how government works" for my med school class on health law and advocacy
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
media.tenor.com
July 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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mattwynia.bsky.social
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…
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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...
www.thelancet.com
July 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
fabioethics.bsky.social
Live footage of me "updating" my lecture on "how government works" for my med school class on health law and advocacy
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
media.tenor.com
July 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM