Payment options
HSA or FSA
There's a payment option available for those with pre-tax savings accounts:
Most HSA/FSAs (pre-tax flexible spending accounts) now consider doula services to be eligible expenses with a letter of medical necessity.
Typically they will ask for a letter of medical necessity, which you can print off the FSA website and give to your provider to fill out and sign, and an invoice from me detailing the services I provided and fees. Some companies will cut me a check directly, while others will reimburse you.
It's worth a phone call to your FSA provider to inquire if they are covering doula services, and demand to know WHY NOT if they don't!
Health Insurance
Insurance carriers like Carrot reimburse for doula services. Check with your insurance provider.
It's also worth a phone call to your health insurance provider to inquire if they are covering doula services, and demand to know WHY NOT if they don't!
I will be undergoing the process to provide services paid for by Mass Health in 2024.
There's a payment option available for those with pre-tax savings accounts:
Most HSA/FSAs (pre-tax flexible spending accounts) now consider doula services to be eligible expenses with a letter of medical necessity.
Typically they will ask for a letter of medical necessity, which you can print off the FSA website and give to your provider to fill out and sign, and an invoice from me detailing the services I provided and fees. Some companies will cut me a check directly, while others will reimburse you.
It's worth a phone call to your FSA provider to inquire if they are covering doula services, and demand to know WHY NOT if they don't!
Health Insurance
Insurance carriers like Carrot reimburse for doula services. Check with your insurance provider.
It's also worth a phone call to your health insurance provider to inquire if they are covering doula services, and demand to know WHY NOT if they don't!
I will be undergoing the process to provide services paid for by Mass Health in 2024.
How does a client-controlled sliding scale work?
If you are unsure of where you should set your fee within my suggested range please refer to the graphic below. Once you have read the description of the three different "bottles" try to apply this information to your own financial situation to inform your decision. My maximum rates are competitive with Doulas in our area with similar levels of experience and education. I am always impressed with my clients generosity in paying as much as they are comfortably able on this scale, which allows access to equally dedicated Doula care for more many more expecting families in local communities.
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