Insurance Made Simple for New York Doulas
Accept insurance with ease, streamline credentialing, simplify billing and grow your doula practice in New York - all through one simple platform.
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With Allies vs. Do It Yourself
Features
Medicaid Credentialing
Insurance Onboarding
Paperwork Burden
Time to Get Credentialed
With
One application handled by our team
Automatic enrollment with insurance plans in your area
We handle all documentation
Typically 4-6 weeks
Do it Yourself
Complex application process with extensive documentation
Separate applications for each of the 13 MCOs
Hours of repetitive paperwork each month
Can take 3-6 months or longer
With
Medicaid Credentialing
One application handled by our team
Insurance Onboarding
Automatic enrollment with insurance plans in your area
Paperwork Burden
We handle all documentation
Time to Get Credentialed
Typically 4-6 weeks
Maximize Your Practice.
Minimize Your Paperwork.
Earn more accepting insurance
Make up to $84/hour for routine prenatal or postpartum visits through New York Medicaid reimbursement with guaranteed bi-weekly payments. Significantly increase your income while expanding access to doula care.
Offload scheduling, admin, and headaches
Let our team handle the time-consuming insurance paperwork, scheduling, and administrative tasks. Focus on providing care while we manage the complex backend work.
One application for everything
Complete just one simple application with Allies and get credentialed with Medicaid and insurance companies in New York. No separate forms, no duplicate paperwork.
Allies made the entire process simple.
I was overwhelmed with all the paperwork and wasn't hearing back from insurance companies when I tried to apply on my own. Now I'm accepting insurance clients and my income has increased significantly while serving families who couldn't afford doula care before.
Gabby Anderson
Certified Doula, New York
The support team was incredibly helpful.
From day one, the team guided me through every step. The platform is intuitive and the results speak for themselves. My practice has grown beyond what I thought possible.
Sarah Mitchell
Birth Doula, California
I wish I had found this platform sooner.
The difference in my business has been night and day. Insurance billing used to be a nightmare, but now it's completely streamlined. I can focus on what I love most - supporting families.
Maria Rodriguez
Postpartum Doula, Texas
How Allies Works
Getting started is simple
Get Credentialed
We work directly with New York Medicaid and insurance companies to get you properly credentialed. Most doulas are approved within 4-6 weeks.
Start Accepting Insurance
Accept clients with insurance coverage and submit basic information after each birth. We handle the claims and send you guaranteed payments every two weeks.
FAQ for New York doulas
Allies also credentials doulas in New Jersey.
Medicaid facts checked November 3, 2026 against eMedNY Doula Services Policy Manual and NY Department of Health: Doula Provider Enrollment.
Yes. Since March 1, 2024, New York Medicaid covers doula services statewide for fee-for-service and managed care members, during pregnancy and up to 12 months after the pregnancy ends, whatever the outcome. The services need a recommendation from a licensed practitioner, and the State Health Commissioner's statewide standing order counts as one, so clients need no separate referral.
Up to eight perinatal visits per pregnancy, before or after the birth, plus one labor and delivery encounter. Each visit must be at least 30 minutes with the client and can be in person or by telehealth. Labor and delivery support is in person, with a licensed provider attending the birth.
Through Allies, up to $84 an hour for a routine prenatal or postpartum visit through Medicaid, and labor and delivery support is paid on top of the visits. We handle the claims and send you guaranteed payments every two weeks.
An NPI, age 18 or older, current adult and infant CPR certification, doula liability insurance and a completed Medicaid Doula Directory form. You also qualify through one of two pathways. Training: at least 24 hours of doula training and support at three or more births. Experience: 30 births or 1,000 hours in the last ten years, plus three recommendations.
No license is required. New York Medicaid treats doulas as public health workers who qualify through the training or the work experience pathway, not a state license. Enrolled doulas revalidate every five years with six hours of continuing education a year.
Most doulas are approved within 4-6 weeks. We work directly with Medicaid and the insurance companies to get you properly credentialed.
No. You sign up for free with no membership fees, and the application costs you nothing.
No. You complete one application with Allies and get credentialed with Medicaid and the insurance plans in New York. No separate forms, no duplicate paperwork.
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