What the doula benefit looks like in practice
Indiana Medicaid does not cover doula care.
Black doulas in our directory listed as accepting Medicaid in Indiana: /doulas/in/medicaid/.
A Cochrane review of 26 trials found that continuous one-to-one support during labor, the kind a doula gives, was associated with more spontaneous vaginal births, fewer cesarean births and shorter labors, though the evidence was rated low quality (Bohren et al., 2017).
For Black families
Indiana covers adults ages 19 to 64 through the Healthy Indiana Plan, where every member has a POWER account that pays the first $2,500 of yearly health care costs. Members who make a monthly payment, set by income at between $1 and $20, get HIP Plus, which adds vision, dental and chiropractic benefits. For help, call 877-GET-HIP9 (877-438-4479).
Where to get help in Indiana
- The application line Indiana Medicaid lists on its own pages: 1-800-403-0864.
- Community health centers in Indiana: /clinics/in/. Federally funded community health centers discount their fees by income, with a full discount at or below the poverty line (42 CFR 51c.303(f)).
- Health profile for Black residents of Indiana: /health/indiana/.
- Black doulas in our directory listed as accepting Medicaid in Indiana: /doulas/in/medicaid/.
References & primary sources
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More Indiana Medicaid facets
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 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:
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