Now live in Washington
In Washington, Apple Health and TRICARE both pay for doula care — but collecting it means getting credentialed, enrolling as a provider, and filing clean claims. Claudia Health handles every part of that. Apple Health reimburses doulas up to $3,500 per birth.
The problem
Medicaid covers more than 40% of births in the United States, a growing number of states now pay for doula care, and TRICARE covers it for military families. Yet most doulas never bill insurance — not for lack of wanting to, but because getting paid means getting credentialed, enrolling as a provider, generating EDI files, and chasing claims. Claudia Health removes every one of those steps.
We generate and submit compliant 837P claims to ProviderOne and TRICARE West on your behalf. No clearinghouse, no billing software, no codes to learn.
Follow every claim from submitted to paid, updated throughout the day. If one is denied, you see the reason code and what it means — not just a red X.
Apple Health and TRICARE deposit your reimbursement straight into your own account. We never hold your money — no invoicing, no chasing, no waiting on hold.
Credentialing
Before an insurer pays a doula, it has to approve her, and each one has its own agencies, forms, and waits. Claudia gives you a checklist for each insurer, fills in what it can from your profile, and tells you when you're ready to bill.
New to this? Start with your DOH birth doula certification. Apple Health requires it before it pays a doula.
Already enrolled with Apple Health? That can count in place of a national doula certification.
We help you stay current, too. Claudia emails you before a certification or your CPR lapses, and when an application has been waiting longer than it should.
How it works
Follow your checklist for Apple Health and TRICARE. We fill in the forms we can and tell you when you're ready to bill.
Enter a few details. For Apple Health clients, we check eligibility with ProviderOne — usually back within a day.
Record prenatal, birth, and postpartum visits as you complete them.
Claudia Health files a clean 837P claim to ProviderOne or TRICARE West on your behalf.
Payment posts to your account automatically when the claim is approved.
Why doula care matters
Washington covers doula services because the evidence is clear — and pays among the highest rates in the country.
Our mission
There's a maternal health crisis in this country, and it falls hardest on Black, Indigenous, and low-income families. Doulas measurably improve outcomes — but too many can't afford to run the billing side of a practice.
Claudia Health exists to change that. We take credentialing and billing off your plate so you can serve more families, sustainably.
Pricing
Claudia Health is free to use while we're getting off the ground. Once we're established we'll charge a flat monthly platform fee — a fixed amount, not a percentage — and we'll email you at least 30 days before it starts.
What won't change: we never take a cut of your reimbursement. A $3,500 birth pays you $3,500, whatever the platform costs.
Questions
No. For Apple Health, you'll need Washington's DOH birth doula certification, an NPI, and to enroll in ProviderOne. For TRICARE, you'll need TriWest to certify you as a labor doula. If you're missing any of it, Claudia gives you a checklist, fills in the forms it can, and tells you when you're ready to bill — it's a one-time setup.
Yes, in Washington. TRICARE pays certified labor doulas through its Childbirth and Breastfeeding Support Demonstration, which runs through 2031: up to six hours of visits before and after birth, plus support during labor and birth, for families on TRICARE Prime, Prime Remote, or Select. Claudia Health sends your claims straight to TRICARE West. Already enrolled with Apple Health? That can count in place of a national doula certification when TriWest certifies you.
Nothing while we're growing — the platform is free to use right now. Once we're established we'll introduce a flat monthly fee, and we'll email you at least 30 days beforehand so nothing is a surprise. What never changes is the commission: we don't take one. Whatever Apple Health or TRICARE pays for your services is yours in full.
Apple Health and TRICARE pay you directly. Apple Health deposits into the bank account you have on file in ProviderOne, and TRICARE into the account you set up for direct deposit with TriWest — the money never passes through us. We submit the claim, track it, and show you when it's paid.
We'll email you the moment a claim is denied, translate the reason into plain language, and help you correct and resubmit. You're never left guessing.
Yes. Claudia Health is HIPAA-compliant, and we sign a Business Associate Agreement with every doula. Protected health information is encrypted in transit and at rest.