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Connecticut Medicaid says it launched maternity payment bundle and added doulas to network
Summary
Deputy Medicaid Director Fatm Williams told the Maternal Mortality Review Committee that Connecticut launched a maternity payment bundle on Jan. 1, 2025, covering roughly 42–43% of births, added doulas as a Medicaid benefit with more than 10 enrolled and will publish doula contact information online.
Fatm Williams, deputy Medicaid director for Connecticut Medicaid, told the Maternal Mortality Review Committee at its April meeting that the state implemented a maternity payment bundle on Jan. 1, 2025, and added doulas as a new Medicaid-covered benefit.
"We implemented and launched a maternity payment bundle on January 1st, 2025," Williams said. She told the committee Medicaid covers approximately 42–43% of births in the state and that the program…
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