Medicaid Coverage for Doula Services: A conversation with Averjill Rookwood and Amy Chen

While several states are in the process of implementing Medicaid coverage for doula services, only a handful of states are actively providing that coverage. In this episode, host Deitre Epps, founder and CEO of Race for Equity, is joined by Averjill Rookwood, founder of The Corporate Doula, and Amy Chen, senior attorney at the National Health Law Program, to discuss the importance of accessible doula coverage and the National Health Law Program’s Doula Medicaid Project.

The information in this podcast about states currently implementing Medicaid coverage for doula care is accurate as of September 2022 when the podcast was recorded. For the most current updates, please see the Doula Medicaid Project webpage at https://healthlaw.org/doulamedicaidproject/

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