Enroll, Support, Transform — Your Doula Journey Starts Here

In December 2023, MassHealth introduced a doula benefit for birthing people covered by Massachusetts’ Medicaid administrator, MassHealth. Since the launch of this benefit, doulas are encouraged to enroll as MassHealth-reimbursable providers. This benefit allows doulas to be paid for the birthing assistance services they provide to MassHealth members. 

The Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice (CBMHRJ) was awarded funding from the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General to create a toolkit to help doulas enroll in the MassHealth doula benefit.

After receiving funding, the study team gathered a group of doula stakeholders to form a Community Advisory Board (CAB), which met bimonthly to review the toolkit contents and format. In addition, the study team conducted in-depth interviews with Massachusetts doulas who were in the process of enrolling and had already enrolled as MassHealth reimbursable doulas to learn what the toolkit needed. The toolkit was developed with all of this data incorporated and was pilot tested to ensure it met the needs of doulas planning to enroll.

The following toolkit is the result of this work conducted by the CBMHRJ study team, Accompany Doula Care, and the CAB.

To learn more:

• To read the MassHealth press release about the doula benefit, click here.
• For more information about eligibility requirements for MassHealth Doula Providers, click here.
• To access the FAQ sheet for the MassHealth Doula Services Program, click here