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- December 9, 2024
State of the States (November 2024): Efforts to Expand Access to Doula Care in Medicaid and Private Insurance
Read moreAs 2024 draws to a close, a slim majority of states – 27 total plus Washington DC – have either already implemented or are in the process of implementing Medicaid coverage for doula care. There has also been a dramatic increase in interest in expanding access to doula care in the private insurance…
- March 8, 2024
NHeLP’s Framing and Language in the Doula Medicaid Project
Read moreIn recent years, NHeLP has encountered discussions regarding the problematic etymology of the term “doula” as associated with slavery. Given this, NHeLP began conducting research and internal discussions on whether we should reconsider our use of the term within our advocacy work. Because we are not doulas, we engaged…
- January 23, 2024
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Doula Care from a Public Health Framework
Ariel Eastburn, Erin Hubbard, Ashley Mitchell, and Amy Chen Issue BriefRead moreDoula care continues to be heralded as a promising approach to help address the maternal health crisis in the United States. This report seeks to present a broad cost-benefit analysis of public reimbursement for doula services nationally with a public health and Reproductive Justice lens. We summarize the cost…
- August 3, 2023
Aligning Pregnancy-Related Medicaid Coverage Extensions and Medicaid Doula Coverage to Improve Maternal Health
Natasha Rappazzo* and Amy Chen Issue BriefRead moreMedicaid plays a crucial role in ensuring access to care during and after pregnancy. States can help alleviate maternal mortality and severe morbidity by putting in place both Medicaid pregnancy related extensions and Medicaid coverage for doula care. This issue brief shares an update of current state implementation efforts…
- April 27, 2023
California Doula Medi-Cal Benefit: FAQ for Advocates
Read moreCalifornia's Doula Medi-Cal benefit began on January 1, 2023. This FAQ provides information about California's doula Medi-Cal benefit, including who is eligible for the benefit, the scope of doula services covered, how to access the benefit, and other details. We hope this FAQ will be helpful for legal aid…
- March 16, 2023
Protect Medicaid Funding series (2023)
Michelle Yiu, Emma Parker-Newton, David Machledt, Amy Chen, Madeline Morcelle, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Catherine McKee, Mara Youdelman, Wayne Turner, Dania Douglas, and Charly Gilfoil Fact SheetRead moreA 2024 update of this series can be found here. In an updated series of fact sheets called Protect Medicaid Funding, NHeLP provides succinct analysis of the policy proposals that if enacted would jeopardize the health and financial security of the tens of millions of low-income individuals who depend…