Biography:

Julia Strasser, DrPH, MPH, is the Director of the Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health and an Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy and Management at the George Washington University. Dr. Strasser’s research focuses on contraception, abortion, and access to care for underserved populations. She has worked in healthcare, focusing on policy and research, for over 15 years, including previous positions at the National Cancer Institute, the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association, and Planned Parenthood of Western Washington. She holds a DrPH in Health Policy from The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, an MPH from The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with a concentration in women’s and reproductive health, and a BA in History from Yale University.

Who is Providing Contraception & Abortion Care in the US? Using Claims Data to Study the Reproductive Health Workforce

Abstract:

The clinical workforce providing contraception and abortion care in the US is a critical determinant of access to care. However, a series of data limitations has made it difficult to study this workforce at the national level. Using national-level medical and prescription claims datasets, we have constructed a first-of-its-kind database and analyzed various aspects of this workforce, including its composition by specialty, distribution by state and county, and shifts over time. This presentation will discuss: 1. Differences in provision of contraceptive services by physician specialty and advanced practice clinician type 2. Changes to the contraception and abortion care workforce during Covid-19, and 3. Association between residency training for family medicine physicians and provision of reproductive health services to Medicaid beneficiaries.