New York Medicaid, Made Simple for Doulas
New York Medicaid has covered doula care statewide since March 2024. Allies enrolls you with Medicaid and its managed care plans, files your claims and pays you every two weeks, so you can serve Medicaid families anywhere in the state.
Get Started- Free to join, with no membership fees
- One application instead of 13 health plan applications
- Credentialed in as little as 4-6 weeks
- Up to $84/hour per visit, paid every two weeks
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 with New York Medicaid
Make up to $84/hour through Allies for routine prenatal and postpartum visits covered by New York Medicaid, with labor and delivery support paid on top. Clients can see you from pregnancy to 12 months after it ends, and we pay you every two weeks.
No referrals to chase, no claims to file
The State Health Commissioner's standing order counts as the recommendation Medicaid asks for, so clients come to you without a separate referral. After the birth, we file the claims, follow up on rejected ones and handle the resubmissions.
One application instead of 13
New York Medicaid managed care runs through 13 plans, and on your own each one is its own application. With Allies you fill out one, and we enroll you with Medicaid and the plans in your area.
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 enroll you with New York Medicaid and the managed care plans in your area. Most doulas are approved within 4-6 weeks.
Start Accepting Insurance
See Medicaid clients in person or by telehealth and submit basic information after each birth. We file the claims and pay you every two weeks, guaranteed.
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 covered by New York Medicaid, with the labor and delivery encounter paid on top. We file 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 with Allies. Applying to Medicaid and each managed care plan on your own can take 3-6 months or longer.
Not with Allies. On your own, each of New York's 13 Medicaid managed care plans takes its own application. With Allies you fill out one, and we enroll you with Medicaid and the plans.
No. Joining Allies is free, with no membership fees, and the application costs you nothing.
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