Insurance Coverage for Doula Support
For folks with Medicaid, Kaiser, or Carrot Fertility, read below!
If you have another insurance provider:
Check your insurance type: Medicaid, fully insured, or self-funded
Call your insurers member services and ask
“Does my plan include doula services under SB24-175?”
“If yes, what’s covered? How do I access it?”
“If no, is it self-funded or pending regulatory approval?”
Ask your doula if they are credentialed and billing under this benefit structure.
Medicaid
I am an APPROVED provider through Medicaid which means if you have medicaid insurance your services will be 100% free! Over the past year I have worked with hundreds of laboring families who are part of Health First Colorado. The doula services you will have access to are everything in my Standard Birth Package. For those looking for birth only support, that will include everything in my Birth Only Package. For those looking specifically for prenatal and postpartum care, please contact me directly to talk about your options.
*Medicaid covers doula care whether you are planning on a home birth, birth center or hospital birth!
What you need to do:
Practically nothing! During our initial intake you will provide me with your member ID as well as your provider’s name and NPI number. I will do the rest!
That being said, Medicaid will ONLY cover doula services for families who are actively covered by Medicaid. In order to keep your doula support at $0 cost you must maintain coverage through the duration of our time working together. Additionally, you must not hire another doula for the specific services I am offering as only one doula can bill per service.
*For families covered by Medicaid there will be ZERO out of pocket expenses for doula care when working with Grounding Touch Doula Services.
