Mandar Bodas, PhD, MHA
Research Scientist, Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity
Department of Health Policy & Management, Milken Institute School of Public Health
Dr. Bodas joined Mullan Institute as a Research Scientist in 2020. His current work focuses on the geographic variation in the workforce serving pregnant Medicaid beneficiaries, exploring factors associated with disparities in primary care outcomes, analyzing the workforce providing reproductive services to Medicaid beneficiaries, and the relationship between managed care contracting policies and postpartum utilization. His research interests broadly include examining how federal and state-level health policies affect the health of disadvantaged populations. Before joining the GW, Dr. Bodas was a CDC Fellow at the Office of Health Policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Dr. Bodas received his PhD in Healthcare Policy and Research from Virginia Commonwealth University. He holds a Masters in Hospital Administration from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India.
Research Scientist, Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity
Department of Health Policy & Management, Milken Institute School of Public Health
Dr. Bodas joined Mullan Institute as a Research Scientist in 2020. His current work focuses on the geographic variation in the workforce serving pregnant Medicaid beneficiaries, exploring factors associated with disparities in primary care outcomes, analyzing the workforce providing reproductive services to Medicaid beneficiaries, and the relationship between managed care contracting policies and postpartum utilization. His research interests broadly include examining how federal and state-level health policies affect the health of disadvantaged populations. Before joining the GW, Dr. Bodas was a CDC Fellow at the Office of Health Policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Dr. Bodas received his PhD in Healthcare Policy and Research from Virginia Commonwealth University. He holds a Masters in Hospital Administration from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India.