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U.S. Prescription Contraception Workforce Tracker
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The Prescription Contraception Workforce Tracker monitors the location, clinician specialty, and distribution/clinician density of the prescription contraception workforce. The tracker uses IQVIA prescription claims to identify prescribers with at least 10 total prescriptions of the contraceptive pill, patch, and/or ring. The claims cover an estimated 92 - 94% of all retail prescription claims nationally in 2019 - 2022.
Use the Prescription Contraception Workforce Tracker to:
- Examine state and county variation in the prescription contraception workforce. Over half a million females* of reproductive age live in counties with at most 5 prescribers of contraception in 2022.
- Track the workforce over time. The last several years have seen significant changes in the health care environment, including COVID-19 and the overturning of Roe v Wade. The total number of contraception prescribers increased from 290,673 to 290,901 between 2019 and 2022. However, the number of OBGYN contraception prescribers decreased from 38,527 to 37,195 over the 4 year period.
- Request the data to use in your own analysis. If you would like access to this dataset, or to related datasets, please submit a request.
* We recognize that females are not the only people who need contraception services and seek to be inclusive of all genders. However, we use the American Community Survey for this analysis, which is the most comprehensive national dataset available but uses a binary gender indicator.
Limitations
- While IQVIA captures an estimated 93% of dispensed prescriptions from retail pharmacies, it is more limited in mail channels and generally does not capture prescriptions dispensed by insurers who operate their own medical centers and pharmacies. For states with a large market share of HMO pharmacies (e.g., CA, CO, OR, WA), the number of prescribers may be an undercount.
- IQVIA data is dynamic and some year-to-year variability can affect annual provider counts. For full details on the datasets and methods used to construct the tracker, download the Data & Methods document.
Resources
Recommended Citation: Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity. Prescription Contraception Workforce Tracker. Washington, DC: George Washington University, 2024. https://www.gwhwi.org/reproductivehealth.html.