Corrections log
When we get a fact, figure or citation wrong, we fix the page and list the change here, newest first.
Last updated October 19, 2026
In short
Postpartum coverage for the CHIP income band on 12 pregnancy Medicaid pages
These pages said you qualify up to the state's top income limit and that coverage lasts 12 months after birth, for every income band. In four states that was wrong for the CHIP band above Medicaid's limit, and the pages now give that band's own rule. Texas CHIP Perinatal (203% to 207% of the poverty line) ends with the birth month, plus 2 postpartum visits. Alabama's ALL Babies (146% to 317%) lasts about 60 days. Louisiana's LaCHIP Phase IV (138% to 214%) ends when the pregnancy ends. Nebraska's 599 CHIP (199% to 202%) ends with the birth month. In the other eight states we confirmed 12 months for the CHIP band, and the pages now name the program. Missouri's and Virginia's pages also add exceptions for coverage based on immigration status: Show-Me Healthy Babies coverage ends the day after hospital discharge, and FAMIS Prenatal Coverage ends at 60 days. The state pages for Alabama, Louisiana, Nebraska and Texas now show Medicaid's own income limit, not the CHIP limit labeled as Medicaid's, and describe each band separately.
Pages: Alabama pregnancy Medicaid, California pregnancy Medicaid, Colorado pregnancy Medicaid, Kentucky pregnancy Medicaid, Louisiana pregnancy Medicaid, Missouri pregnancy Medicaid, Nebraska pregnancy Medicaid, New Jersey pregnancy Medicaid, Rhode Island pregnancy Medicaid, Texas pregnancy Medicaid, Virginia pregnancy Medicaid, West Virginia pregnancy Medicaid, Having a baby in Alabama, Having a baby in Louisiana, Having a baby in Nebraska, Having a baby in Texas
California's doula Medicaid total in the doula cost guide
The state rate table gave California's total as “about $3,153 (vaginal)”, while our other doula pages give $3,263.31. Both come from the same Medi-Cal rates: the most Medi-Cal pays for the standard package is $3,152.65 with a vaginal birth and $3,263.31 with a cesarean, because labor support pays $685.07 or $795.73. The row now shows both totals and cites the California Department of Health Care Services.
The date on the count of states where Medicaid pays doulas
These guides said 28 states and DC paid doulas through Medicaid “as of September 2026”, while our doula Medicaid trackergives the same count as of October 2026. They now say October 2026. The cost and insurance guides also name the other counts: the National Health Law Program's September 2026 chart agrees with ours, and NASHP's March 2026 count, made before Utah and Arkansas started paying, was 26 states and DC.
Pages: How much does a doula cost?, Does insurance cover a doula?, How to choose a doula, What does a doula do?, Doula vs midwife, Postpartum doulas, Postpartum doula cost, Night nurse vs postpartum doula, Doula salary
Who paid for doulas in the Morgan Health survey
The guide said most people with job-based insurance who used a doula paid for it themselves. Morgan Health's 2025 report says 48% paid some or all of the cost themselves and 52% had it fully covered by their health plan or employer. The sentence now gives those figures.
The law section behind the 2027 cut to retroactive Medicaid
The guide cited sections 71107 and 71119 of Public Law 119-21 for the cut to retroactive coverage. Those sections cover eligibility checks and work requirements. The cut is in section 71112, which the guide now cites. It also now says that adults in the Medicaid expansion group get one month of retroactive coverage, not two.
Page: Postpartum Medicaid
Head Start's 130% income allowance
The “Who qualifies” box on all 51 Head Start state pages and 994 city pages called the federal poverty line ($27,320 a year for a family of three in 2026) Head Start's income limit, and the hub didn't say how far the 130% rule goes. These pages now call the poverty line Head Start's main income test. They add that once a program has served the families who qualify first, it may fill up to 35% of its places with families below 130% of the poverty line ($35,516 for a family of three in the 48 states and DC). The child care cost guide, which mentioned only the poverty line, now says the same (45 CFR 1302.12(d)).
Pages: Head Start and Early Head Start finder, Child care costs
Booster seats described as required
The headline figure on 50 state car seat law pages (every state and DC except South Dakota) said a “booster seat” was required by state law up to a set age, although those laws also allow other child seats at that age. Florida's, for example, said “Under 6: booster seat, required by Florida law”, but Florida law lets 4- and 5-year-olds ride in a separate carrier, an integrated child seat or a booster. Those figures now say “car seat or booster seat”. The national page's count of 39 states is unchanged. It now says they “require a car seat or booster until at least age 8”, where it used to say “require a booster”.
What goes in this log
A correction is a fix to something we published that was wrong or could mislead: a figure, a date, a rule, a citation or a claim about what a source says. Routine updates aren't listed, such as a new year's rates, a new federal data release or a rewritten sentence that doesn't change a fact. Each corrected guide also shows a new “last updated” date.
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