Medina Medicaid providers billed $3,161 for COVID-19 services in 2024

Medicaid providers in Medina billed at least $3,161 in 2024 for services linked to HCPCS codes designated specifically for COVID-19 care, based on information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database.

Medicaid is a public health insurance initiative managed by states and funded in partnership by federal and state governments. This program covers low-income individuals and families, the elderly, children, and those with disabilities, making it a significant portion of the U.S. health care landscape.

Since Medicaid funding derives from taxpayers, shifts in how much is billed locally indicate how a community allocates public health care expenditures.

Researchers identified COVID-19–related services for this report by selecting HCPCS codes that billing descriptions or reference files labeled as “COVID-19” or “coronavirus” services. Accordingly, the reported amount only includes services directly tagged as COVID-specific in billing data, so pandemic-related services billed under wider or alternate medical codes may not be reflected.

To compare, Spring Hill had the largest Medicaid payments for COVID-19 services in Tennessee for 2024 at $4,274,403 in claims related to the virus.

Two providers in Medina submitted Medicaid claims for COVID-19 services in 2024. The code listed most frequently was COVID Specific, accounting for $2,557 of the total.

The average Medicaid payment per Medina provider for COVID-19–labeled services in 2024 was $1,580, considerably under the Tennessee statewide average of $43,799.

COVID-19–labeled services contributed to a notable share of the growth in Medicaid spending in Medina during years affected by the pandemic.

During the two years prior to the pandemic, the average annual Medicaid amount paid in Medina was $133,152.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services report combined federal and state Medicaid expenses reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023. This accounted for roughly 18% of U.S. health expenditures and rose significantly from $613.5 billion in 2019, immediately before the COVID-19 emergency.

This marks an approximate 40% increase over several years, driven largely by higher enrollment and increased use of services throughout and following periods of pandemic disruption.

Congressional action during the Trump administration produced federal budget measures impacting Medicaid funding. Notably, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” adopted in 2025, will trim federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion in the next decade. The policy introduces changes such as work mandates and more cost-sharing, measures that could mean fewer resources or restricted coverage for some participants. These modifications are likely to shift additional costs to state budgets and curb federal Medicaid funding growth—even as the program remains a central component of health coverage for millions of Americans.

Note: Includes HCPCS codes specifically designated for COVID-19 services. These totals do not represent all health spending during the pandemic.

This data is sourced from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The original information is available here.