Doula Services for Medicaid Beneficiaries in Virginia: Access, Utilization, and Policy Lessons

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Discusses barriers and facilitators of access to doula care for Medicaid beneficiaries in Virginia after evaluation of a collection of both qualitative and quantitative data gathered between January 2022 and January 2025. Discusses geographic disparities including concerns for access in rural areas and policies to address access.

Desirae Leaphart Mensah, Alison E. Cuellar

Health Affairs Scholar, 4(1)

01/2026

Access · Health workforce supply and demand · Maternal health workforce · Medicaid · Policy · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Reimbursement and payment models · Statistics and data