Creates provisions relating to insurance coverage of doula services

Summary

The legislation defines doula care and expands Missouri’s Medicaid (MO HealthNet) program to cover doula services, including attendance at scheduled C‑sections and up to 16 prenatal or postpartum support sessions. It also directs the Department of Health and Senior Services to register doulas and set rules so private health plans must cover doula services beginning in 2027, with certain supplemental policies excluded. The measure failed to pass.

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