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Representative Bosley proposes Medicaid reimbursement for doula services to address maternal and infant mortality
Summary
Representative LaKesha Bosley presented House Bill 1095 to codify Medicaid reimbursement for certified doula services (prenatal, childbirth, postpartum and community navigation); supporters said evidence links doula care to lower cesarean and preterm-birth rates and improved breastfeeding and mental-health outcomes.
Representative LaKesha Bosley said House Bill 1095 — described as the “Missouri Doula Reimbursement Act” in her presentation — would add doula services to MoHealthNet-covered services, reimbursing certified doulas for prenatal and postpartum visits, lactation consultation and community navigation. She told the committee the goal is to reduce Missouri’s maternal and infant mortality rates and racial disparities and to align statutory authority with a prior state plan amendment (SPA) for doula coverage.
Bosley said evidence supports doula care as a targeted, evidence-based intervention that…
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