Research Bio
Becky Staiger is an assistant professor of Health Policy and Management. In her research, she combines approaches from health economics, health policy, and health services research to better understand how marginalized patients access and experience healthcare, particularly through their relationships with providers. In much of her work, she uses large national Medicaid administrative claims databases (MAX, TAF, and others) to understand the impact of policies on healthcare utilization and outcomes among this population.
Research Expertise and Interest
health policy and management, access to healthcare
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New Reproductive Health Restrictions Have Not Driven OB-GYNs out of States With Abortion Bans
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“Given the media reports, we expected to find some indication of a systemic migration,” said study leader Rebecca Staiger, an assistant professor at the School of Public Health. “We searched in many different ways. At the end of the day... we determined that, at least at this point - two years after Dobbs - we weren’t seeing any evidence.”