Doulas & new insurance code, Oct. 1: your thoughts

rickelli · Oct 19, 2009, 08:40 AM

Re: Doulas & new insurance code, Oct. 1: your thoughts

DONA is a good organization I trained as a doula through them and it wasn't easy. I had a few days of long hours at a hospital and it wasn't to cheap either. Continuing on as a doula is hard if you can't get clients it takes time to build a business from it and in order to get certified with documentation you have to attend some births and have the whole team (mother, father, doctors and nurses fill out paperwork) so if you get good marks from the doctors and nurses then you are doing a pretty good job.

Doulatron · Oct 21, 2009, 11:16 AM

Re: Doulas & new insurance code, Oct. 1: your thoughts

Originally Posted by babyktchr

I find it hard to believe that an insurance company will pay for a doula when they routinely deny routine preventative screenings and necessary procedures without jumping thru bureaucratic hoops. I will be interested to see if this really comes to frutition. I personally have not come across a doula that I would have back in my facility.

This is a really good point, Babyktchr. It's my experience each small step a bureaucracy (medical or otherwise) takes toward more inclusive, human-friendly policies leads the way for others to follow.

I hope that you do have a chance in the future to work with doulas whose helpful presence gives you a great experience. I think we're mostly a pretty great bunch

mommadoula · Oct 23, 2009, 10:32 AM

Re: Doulas & new insurance code, Oct. 1: your thoughts

Originally Posted by babyktchr

I find it hard to believe that an insurance company will pay for a doula when they routinely deny routine preventative screenings and necessary procedures without jumping thru bureaucratic hoops. I will be interested to see if this really comes to frutition. I personally have not come across a doula that I would have back in my facility.

As far as I know just because we now have a code doesn't mean that our services are going to be covered.

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