Medicaid payments for COVID-19 services in Greensburg reached $43,499 in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid payments for services billed under HCPCS codes specifically tied to COVID-19 in Greensburg totaled no less than $43,499, based on figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database.

Medicaid, the public insurance program operated by states and funded shared by federal and state governments, provides coverage for low-income families and individuals, children, seniors, and people with disabilities and forms a major component of the U.S. health care system.

Since Medicaid is funded through taxpayer dollars, fluctuations in local billing levels reflect how health care expenditures are distributed in the community.

The analysis defines COVID-19–related services as those linked to HCPCS codes whose billing descriptions or reference data indicate “COVID-19” or “coronavirus.” As a result, only services specifically labeled as COVID-related are included; related treatments billed under more general or separate medical codes may not appear in these figures.

By comparison, Louisville recorded the highest Medicaid payments for COVID-19 services within Kentucky in 2024, with $614,714 in virus-related claims.

The data indicates that Jane Todd Crawford Memorial Hospital Inc was the singular provider submitting COVID-19–related Medicaid claims in Greensburg for 2024.

COVID-19–related services contributed to notable Medicaid spending growth during the pandemic in Greensburg.

Total Medicaid payment amounts for all other claim categories rose by $1,385,156 from 2020 to 2024, marking a 40.1% increase.

In the two years before the pandemic, Greensburg’s average annual Medicaid payments were $2,822,397.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports joint federal and state Medicaid spending reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023. This made up roughly 18% of all U.S. health care expenditures and showed sharp growth from $613.5 billion in 2019, the year before the pandemic began.

This increase, driven largely by enrollment changes and higher use of services, reflects about 40% growth during this period around the pandemic.

New federal budget legislation under the Trump administration has made proposals to cut federal Medicaid support and redesign the program. Among these is the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, which is projected to trim federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion in the next 10 years while imposing policies like work requirements and increased beneficiary cost-sharing. These changes are likely to shift added expenses to states and reduce growth in the federal share, even as millions continue to rely on Medicaid coverage.

Note: Includes HCPCS codes specifically labeled for COVID-19 services and does not account for all health spending tied to the pandemic.

The information for this article comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database, available here.