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Loula (YC W23) — Enabling birth & postpartum doulas to easily accept insurance

Loula is a software platform and national provider network for independent birth & postpartum doulas to boost their practices by accepting health insurance. Doulas typically operate outside of the traditional healthcare system and face an enormous learning curve and administrative burden when trying to accept insurance.

Loula is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2023 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Enabling birth & postpartum doulas to easily accept insurance. The founder listed is Lindsey Redd (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, February 17, 2023).

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Loula

New accelerator entry · 2023-02-17 · the record

Winter 2023
batch
7
people
Early
stage
United States of America
region
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BatchWinter 2023
Announced2023-02-17
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size7
IndustryHealthcare
Sub-industryHealthcare -> Healthcare Services
SectorsHealth Tech, Digital Health, Healthcare, Health Insurance, Women's Health
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedNew York City, NY, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttps://joinloula.com
Founded2022
Previously known asOnu

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Loula is a software platform and national provider network for independent birth & postpartum doulas to boost their practices by accepting health insurance. Doulas typically operate outside of the traditional healthcare system and face an enormous learning curve and administrative burden when trying to accept insurance. This is why we created Loula. Starting with doulas in California, Loula handles their credentialing, contracting, and revenue cycle management so that they can focus on delivering the best quality care to their clients.

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