At least $1,295 in Medicaid spending linked to COVID-19 services in White Hall in 2024

At least $1,295 in Medicaid funding was paid out in White Hall in 2024 for services billed with HCPCS codes specifically linked to COVID-19, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database.

Medicaid, a government health program administered by individual states and funded through both federal and state sources, covers people with low incomes, seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities. It is one of the nation’s primary insurers.

Since Medicaid dollars come from public funds, local billing trends offer insight into how health care funding is distributed within communities.

The services counted in this analysis were identified by HCPCS codes categorized as “COVID-19” or “coronavirus” in billing records or other reference sources. Accordingly, these figures represent only services directly labeled as COVID-related and exclude others that might have resulted from the pandemic but were billed under broader diagnoses.

Comparatively, South Charleston reported the highest total of COVID-19–related Medicaid payments in West Virginia during 2024, amounting to $519,058 in such claims.

Only one provider, Manchin Clinic South, LLC, filed Medicaid claims for COVID-19–related care in White Hall throughout 2024.

During the pandemic-affected years, Medicaid spending in White Hall saw a notable portion attributed to COVID-19–specific services.

Across other Medicaid claim types, payment amounts rose by $308,005 from 2021 to 2024, a growth of 198.4%.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data reflects that combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures reached approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023—about 18% of national health spending—compared with $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 public health emergency.

This increase—nearly 40% over several years—was mainly driven by greater enrollment and utilization related to the pandemic era.

Recent federal legislation during the Trump administration proposed major reductions in federal Medicaid allocations and restructuring measures. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in 2025, is expected to cut over $1 trillion in federal Medicaid expenditures over the next 10 years and bring changes such as new work requirements and higher cost-sharing, potentially leading to reduced coverage for some individuals. These changes would require states to pick up additional costs and may limit future federal Medicaid support, even as the need for the program remains high.

Note: Includes only HCPCS codes explicitly designated for COVID-19 services; totals do not encompass all pandemic-related medical spending.

This article is based on information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The source data can be found here.