A rigorous analysis by researchers confirms a rise in out-of-state travelers coming to Massachusetts to seek abortion care. In a new study by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, researchers report an estimated increase of 37% in the number of out-of-state residents seeking abortion care in Massachusetts, as well as an increase in non-profit funding covering costs for out-of-state residents. Results are published in JAMA Network Open.
, a statistical tool commonly used to understand trends in health service utilization, to estimate the expected number of abortions after Dobbs, based on the observed number before.
When observed counts were compared to expected counts, there was a 6.2% increase in the total number of abortions. Notably, when data were stratified by state of residence, there was a 37.5% increase in the number of out-of-state residents, which is about 45 additional abortions. Notably, the proportion of out-of-state residents receiving abortion funding increased by nearly 10% post-Dobbs, from approximately 8% to 18%, while in-state residents' use of funding increased by only one percent, from 2% to 3%, over the same period.
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