(Rogue Valley) Doulas & Company was birthed as a multifaceted organization to provide professional and compassionate support services to families, provide guidance and support to doulas, and foster positive relationships within the medical teams. Since our inception, our goal was for doula services to be accessible in our community. Not only in a financial way but that there was a workforce of dou
las that families had access to. In 2019, we became the first organization in the state of Oregon to contract with a Medicaid Provider (Coordinated Care Organization, CCO), while this was an exciting step, we were on a new pathway that hadn't been walked on. We learned about HIPAA compliance, billing for services, 40 + page contracts, credentialing, and more. While we're still navigating this new territory, we've been grateful for the opportunity to serve families on Medicaid and support fair reimbursement rates for doulas. While we had to pause our services for a few months, we came back stronger than ever, making 2020 and 2021 our busiest years. During this time, we advocated at a state level for Doula Services to be exempt from hospitals visitor guidelines and still continue to work towards positive relationships with our local medical community so that Doulas continue to be valued as a member of the team. This year, we're moving to a 2000+ sqft storefront location to bring our community together in a partnership with other community-based organizations.