https://www.mtpr.org/tags/misty-pipe Misty Pipe en-US Montana Public Radio Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:01:55 GMT https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2026-04-14/medicaid-cuts-halt-reimbursement-for-montana-doulas Hundreds of miles of open road can stretch between expectant mothers and the maternity care they need in rural Montana. That’s where trained, non-medical professionals called “doulas” can help fill the gap. Montana was set to start reimbursing doulas through Medicaid this year, but federal cuts to the health program have put that plan on ice Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:01:55 GMT https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2026-04-14/medicaid-cuts-halt-reimbursement-for-montana-doulas Austin Amestoy, Katheryn Houghton