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Whatcom County task force reports Healthy Children’s Fund progress; Medicaid now covers doula services
Summary
At its April 27 meeting, the Whatcom County Child and Family Well-being Task Force heard county staff report that Medicaid now reimburses doula services, a predevelopment firm has been hired to support small child-care providers, and a subsidy contract is nearing legal and finance review with a potential launch this fall.
The Whatcom County Child and Family Well-being Task Force on April 27 heard a series of program updates from county staff on the Healthy Children’s Fund, including progress on a subsidy contract and expanding support for doulas now reimbursed by Medicaid.
Sarah, who leads the task force updates on the fund, told members the county has selected a predevelopment firm to manage preconstruction work and help smaller providers navigate architecture, cost estimates and RFP requirements. That step is intended to reduce the administrative burden on small providers and speed project completion.
“We have some subsidy contracts; both are finished the back-and-forth between us and the agencies,” Sarah said, adding that those agreements will move through legal and…
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