Westmont sees $14,272 in Medicaid payments for COVID-19 services in 2024

At least $14,272 in Medicaid payments went toward services billed with HCPCS codes directly associated with COVID-19 in Westmont in 2024, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database.

Medicaid, a health insurance program administered by states and funded jointly by federal and state governments, provides coverage for low-income individuals and families, older adults, children and people with disabilities, making it one of the largest components of the U.S. health care system.

Since Medicaid is largely taxpayer-funded, local billing changes indicate how healthcare dollars are distributed in the area.

This analysis counted services as COVID-19–related only if their HCPCS codes were specifically labeled “COVID-19” or “coronavirus” in billing records or reference data. As a result, the totals reflect only those services directly marked as COVID-related and do not include care for the pandemic that may have been assigned alternative medical codes.

Chicago posted the highest Medicaid payment total in Illinois for COVID-19 services in 2024, with $5,867,303 in claims linked to virus-related codes.

In Westmont, Medical Assay Laboratory was the sole provider filing Medicaid claims for COVID-19–related services during 2024, according to available data.

During the years of the pandemic, services specific to COVID-19 made up a significant portion of Medicaid spending growth in Westmont.

Total Medicaid payments for all other service categories climbed by $1,269,336 from 2021 to 2024, a 57.8% increase.

The average annual Medicaid payment in Westmont during the two years leading up to the pandemic was $1,697,306.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid outlays were about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up nearly 18% of all U.S. health care expenditures. This is a substantial increase from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The growth amounts to an increase of roughly 40% within a few years, primarily due to higher enrollment and increased utilization during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget measures signed into law during the Trump administration included significant Medicaid funding changes. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion over 10 years and introduce policies such as work requirements and more cost-sharing. These provisions could reduce both funding and coverage for some recipients, shifting more cost responsibility to states and limiting federal Medicaid growth, while the program continues serving tens of millions nationwide.

Note: Includes HCPCS codes explicitly labeled for COVID-19 services; totals do not represent all pandemic-related health care spending.

The information presented in this article comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The source data is available here.