In the summer of 2021, Rhode Island passed groundbreaking legislation requiring both Medicaid and private insurance to pay for doula services for all families in our state. We are now in the implementation phase, where doulas who choose to accept Medicaid and private insurance are credentialing with the Rhode Island Certification Board, contracting with insurance and preparing to continue supporting families the way we have been the last several decades in this state. This doula owned cooperative was created in order to share the administrative load of billing and contracting, while maintaining our autonomy as community doulas who do not work under other healthcare supervision, which protects the autonomy of families that we serve. Our founders, Quatia Osorio, Susie Finnerty, and Elyse Wilkie are working together to create the structure of this cooperative. We opened our doors to membership in November 2021. We would love to have you.