Doula Services Overview
The New York State Medicaid Doula Services team has created a shareable one-page flyer to provide information about the doula services benefit. Please distribute this flyer widely with your networks in order to increase awareness, education, and the impact of the Medicaid doula services benefit.
Click Flyer to download PDF.
The New York State enacted 2023-24 Executive Budget includes expanded Medicaid coverage of preventative care, including Statewide Medicaid coverage and higher reimbursement for doulas. The New York State Office of Health Insurance Programs will continue to engage doula stakeholders to implement the Medicaid doula services benefit.
Table of Contents
- Doula Services Utilization
- Public Meetings
- Doula Provider Enrollment and Billing
- Standing Order for Doula Services
- Statewide Benefit Updates
- Doula Pilot Program
- Contact
- Doula Directory
Doula Services Utilization
Between March 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025 through the statewide Medicaid doula services benefit:
- 2,296 Medicaid members have received labor and delivery doula services.
- 3,457 Medicaid members have received perinatal doula services.
- 18,212 perinatal doula services were reimbursed.
- Medicaid members that received doula services have had an average of 5 perinatal visits.
Public Meetings
Virtual Town Hall Archive
2025
Date Time Slide Deck Recording Tuesday, January 14, 2025 11:00am-12:00pm YouTube Tuesday, February 11, 2025 10:00am-11:00am YouTube Tuesday, March 11, 2025 10:00am-11:00am YouTube Tuesday, April 8, 2025 10:00am-11:00am YouTube Tuesday, May 13, 2025 10:00am-11:00am YouTube Tuesday, August 12, 2025 10:00am-11:00am YouTube Tuesday, December 9, 2025 10:00am-11:00am YouTube 2024
Date Time Slide Deck Recording Tuesday, January 9, 2024 10:00am-12:00pm YouTube Tuesday, February 13, 2024 10:00am-12:00pm YouTube Tuesday, March 12, 2024 10:00am-12:00pm YouTube Tuesday, April 9, 2024 10:00am-12:00pm YouTube Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:00am-12:00pm YouTube Tuesday, June 11, 2024 10:00am-12:00pm YouTube Tuesday, July 9, 2024 10:00am-11:00am YouTube Tuesday, August 13, 2024 10:00am-12:00pm YouTube Tuesday, September 10, 2024 10:00am-12:00pm YouTube Tuesday, October 8, 2024 10:00am-11:00pm YouTube Tuesday, November 12, 2024 10:00am-11:00am YouTube Tuesday, December 10, 2024 10:00am-12:00pm YouTube 2023
Date Time Slide Deck Recording Tuesday, May 30, 2023 1:00pm-2:00pm YouTube Tuesday, June 20, 2023 2:00pm-4:00pm YouTube Friday, July 7, 2023 9:00am - 11:00am YouTube Monday, July 17, 2023 11:00am-1:00pm YouTube Friday, August 11, 2023 10:00am-12:00pm PDF | Pilot YouTube Friday, September 22, 2023 10:00am-12:00pm YouTube Monday, October 16, 2023 2:00pm-3:00pm YouTube Thursday, November 16, 2023 9:00am-10:00am PDF | CDPHP YouTube Friday, December 1, 2023 9:30am-10:30am PDF | IH YouTube
*Videos on YouTube can be viewed with captions in other languages. First, click the "CC" button to turn on subtitles/closed captions. Next, click the "Settings" button and select "Subtitles/CC English (auto-translated)". Finally, click "Auto-translate" and select your language.
Doula Provider Enrollment and Billing
For more information about how to become a Medicaid-enrolled doula services provider and how to bill for doula services, please visit Doula Provider Enrollment and Billing.
