Platform enabling doulas to accept health insurance
Loula is a software platform and provider network that helps independent birth and postpartum doulas accept health insurance by handling credentialing, contracting, billing, and payments. It serves doulas primarily in California and health plans, making doula care more accessible and addressing perinatal health inequities. The company enables doulas to focus on client care while ensuring timely bi-monthly payments.
Founding Head of Operations building and connecting credentialing, provider success, RCM, and patient operations functions at a perinatal health startup. Player-coach role managing 4 direct reports while owning end-to-end operational workflows.
Founding full-stack engineer building scalable platform from ground up at early-stage health startup. Drives product development, architecture, roadmap, and customer feedback integration with 4+ years experience.
Drives growth of doula provider network through outreach, lead qualification, and partnership building with healthcare and community organizations. Requires 1-3 years consultative sales experience, strong relationship-building, and mission alignment with perinatal health equity.
Leads payer strategy and partnerships by negotiating contracts with health plans, managing relationships with 20+ organizations in California, and building operational infrastructure for smooth execution. Requires 4-8 years in payer relations or healthcare operations, with strong execution and relationship-building skills.