On Oct. 1, newly imposed Medicaid legislation under H.R.1, commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, went into effect and Medicaid coverage for immigrants of various statuses was repealed across the country. A team of students from the School of Public Health are working to inform Rhode Islanders about the changes and help them navigate new regulations.
The People, Place and Health Collective at the SPH — in partnership with Rhode Island Medicaid — launched the Stay Covered Medicaid Fellows initiative last month. SPH Research Associate Abdullah Shihipar, who oversees the program, said its primary aims are for fellows to provide “education” and “assistance” regarding the newly imposed regulations.
“As Rhode Island’s only school of public health, we have a special responsibility to put the knowledge, expertise and resources of our school to work addressing the public health challenges facing our communities,” SPH Dean Francesca Beaudoin PhD’17 wrote in an email to The Herald…