State Medicaid Doula Coverage
Where Medicaid covers doulas, state by state.
Medicaid doula coverage is rolling out one state at a time. This is the live tracker of which states reimburse, what they pay, who is eligible, and how to find a Medicaid-billing doula.
Active reimbursement
California
Active reimbursement1 initial visit + up to 8 prenatal/postpartum visits + labor and delivery support.
Reimbursement: $1,740 per birth
Since January 2023
Connecticut
Active reimbursementDoula services bundled package covering prenatal, labor, and postpartum support.
Reimbursement: $1,300 per birth
Since July 2024
District of Columbia
Active reimbursementUp to 8 prenatal + birth + 4 postpartum visits.
Reimbursement: $900 per birth
Since January 2023
Maine
Active reimbursementUp to 12 visits across pregnancy and postpartum, plus continuous labor support.
Reimbursement: $1,522 per birth
Since April 2023
Maryland
Active reimbursementUp to 8 prenatal/postpartum visits + birth support.
Reimbursement: $1,323 per birth
Since January 2022
Massachusetts
Active reimbursementUp to 13 visits including labor support, with reimbursement capped around $1,750 per pregnancy.
Reimbursement: $1,750 per birth
Since December 2023
Michigan
Active reimbursementUp to 6 prenatal + birth + up to 2 postpartum visits.
Reimbursement: $1,400 per birth
Since January 2023
Minnesota
Active reimbursementUp to 6 visits + birth support, $995 per pregnancy maximum.
Reimbursement: $995 per birth
Since July 2014
Nevada
Active reimbursementUp to 8 visits + labor support.
Reimbursement: $1,000 per birth
Since January 2023
New Jersey
Active reimbursement8 prenatal + 1 birth + 4 postpartum visits. Roughly $1,300 per pregnancy.
Reimbursement: $1,300 per birth
Since January 2021
New York
Active reimbursementUp to 8 prenatal + birth + 4 postpartum visits. Up to $1,920 per pregnancy.
Reimbursement: $1,920 per birth
Since March 2024
Oregon
Active reimbursementUp to 8 prenatal + birth + 6 postpartum visits, plus add-on options.
Reimbursement: $1,350 per birth
Since July 2018
Rhode Island
Active reimbursementUp to 12 visits across pregnancy and postpartum, plus labor support.
Reimbursement: $1,500 per birth
Since July 2022
Tennessee
Active reimbursementUp to 8 visits + birth support.
Reimbursement: $950 per birth
Since January 2024
Virginia
Active reimbursementUp to 8 prenatal + birth + 4 postpartum visits.
Reimbursement: $959 per birth
Since April 2022
Approved, launching
Colorado
Approved, launchingDoula services covered for Health First Colorado (Medicaid) members.
Reimbursement: $1,000 per birth
Since July 2025
Delaware
Approved, launchingCoverage details still being finalized.
Since January 2024
Illinois
Approved, launchingUp to 8 visits + birth + 4 postpartum visits, with the per-pregnancy maximum reimbursement around $1,447.
Reimbursement: $1,447 per birth
Since January 2024
New Mexico
Approved, launchingCoverage launching with details being finalized.
Since January 2025
Pennsylvania
Approved, launchingCoverage rolling out via Medicaid managed care.
Since January 2025
Washington
Approved, launchingUp to 8 visits + birth support and postpartum visits.
Reimbursement: $1,588 per birth
Since July 2024
Pilot program
Arizona
Pilot programPilot benefit limited to specified Medicaid populations.
Florida
Pilot programLimited doula pilot programs in select counties.
Kentucky
Pilot programPilot programs through Medicaid managed care organizations.
North Carolina
Pilot programDoula services through Healthy Opportunities Pilots in select regions.
Pending legislation
Under study / task force
No coverage
Alabama
No coverageAlaska
No coverageArkansas
No coverageIdaho
No coverageIowa
No coverageMississippi
No coverageMontana
No coverageNebraska
No coverageNorth Dakota
No coverageOklahoma
No coverageSouth Dakota
No coverageUtah
No coverageVermont
No coverageWest Virginia
No coverageWyoming
No coverageAre you a doula?
If your state is launching Medicaid doula coverage and you want to bill for your services, we keep updated enrollment portals and policy details for each state. Browse by state to find the application steps and managed care organizations accepted.
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