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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 reimbursement

1 initial visit + up to 8 prenatal/postpartum visits + labor and delivery support.

Reimbursement: $3,153 per birth

Since January 2023

Colorado

Active reimbursement

Doula services covered for Health First Colorado (Medicaid) members.

Reimbursement: $1,470 per birth

Since July 2025

Connecticut

Active reimbursement

Doula services bundled package covering prenatal, labor, and postpartum support.

Reimbursement: $1,200 per birth

Since July 2024

Delaware

Active reimbursement

Coverage details still being finalized.

Since January 2024

District of Columbia

Active reimbursement

Up to 8 prenatal + birth + 4 postpartum visits.

Reimbursement: $2,050 per birth

Since January 2023

Kansas

Active reimbursement

Reimbursement: $1,295 per birth

Maryland

Active reimbursement

Up to 8 prenatal/postpartum visits + birth support.

Reimbursement: $1,428 per birth

Since January 2022

Massachusetts

Active reimbursement

Up to 13 visits including labor support, with reimbursement capped around $1,750 per pregnancy.

Reimbursement: $1,700 per birth

Since December 2023

Michigan

Active reimbursement

Up to 6 prenatal + birth + up to 2 postpartum visits.

Reimbursement: $2,700 per birth

Since January 2023

Minnesota

Active reimbursement

Up to 6 visits + birth support, $995 per pregnancy maximum.

Reimbursement: $3,100 per birth

Since July 2014

Nevada

Active reimbursement

Up to 8 visits + labor support.

Reimbursement: $1,300 per birth

Since January 2023

New Jersey

Active reimbursement

8 prenatal + 1 birth + 4 postpartum visits. Roughly $1,300 per pregnancy.

Reimbursement: $1,165 per birth

Since January 2021

New Mexico

Active reimbursement

Coverage launching with details being finalized.

Since January 2025

New York

Active reimbursement

Up to 8 prenatal + birth + 4 postpartum visits. Up to $1,920 per pregnancy.

Reimbursement: $1,500 per birth

Since March 2024

Ohio

Active reimbursement

Reimbursement: $1,230 per birth

Oklahoma

Active reimbursement

Oregon

Active reimbursement

Up to 8 prenatal + birth + 6 postpartum visits, plus add-on options.

Reimbursement: $1,505 per birth

Since July 2018

Pennsylvania

Active reimbursement

Coverage rolling out via Medicaid managed care.

Since January 2025

Rhode Island

Active reimbursement

Up to 12 visits across pregnancy and postpartum, plus labor support.

Reimbursement: $1,500 per birth

Since July 2022

South Dakota

Active reimbursement

Reimbursement: $1,800 per birth

Virginia

Active reimbursement

Up to 8 prenatal + birth + 4 postpartum visits.

Reimbursement: $980 per birth

Since April 2022

Approved, launching

Pilot program

Pending legislation

Under study / task force

No coverage

Are 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.

Get listed as a Medicaid-billing doula

If you have Medicaid, the coverage on this page is the route to use first: it costs you nothing and it is what these programs exist for. If you are not covered yet, there is still a free option. Our directory of free and charitable clinics lists verified centers by state. The option below is self-pay and is not billed to Medicaid. It is here for readers who are between coverage or who prefer to pay out of pocket:

A same-day online visit with a licensed clinician for common health concerns, starting as low as $34. Prices are shown before you book; visits start at $34 and vary by clinician and location (checked August 2026).

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