Westover Medicaid providers received $6,026 for Dental Services in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a rise of 8.3% compared with 2023, when claims reached $5,562 for the same services.
Medicaid is a public health insurance initiative operated by states with funds provided jointly by federal and state governments. The program offers coverage for low-income people and families, seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities, making it one of the largest components of the U.S. medical system.
Because Medicaid expenditures come from taxpayers, fluctuations in community billing levels reflect local use of public health care resources.
The “Dental Services” classification comprises services billed to Medicaid as defined by care type, structured through standardized HCPCS and CPT groupings. Each billing code in this analysis was placed in one service category through uniform code prefixes and numeric ranges to organize similar services, prevent double counting, and enable precise evaluation of yearly trends.
Dental Services led all categories in Westover by overall Medicaid payments in 2024, even as spending rose in multiple areas.
On a statewide level in West Virginia, Dental Services held the 13th spot for total Medicaid payments in 2024.
Between the five years leading up to 2024, Medicaid payments to Dental Services in Westover saw an increase of $6,026, equating to 0%. Some periods saw more rapid spending growth, with notable year-over-year rises in both 2023 and 2022.
Although Dental Services expenditures spanned the city, a handful of ZIP codes saw the majority of payments. In 2024, ZIP code 26501 generated $6,026 in Medicaid payments for Dental Services. Collectively, the top 1 ZIP code represented 100% of these payments in Westover for the year.
Within the category, Medicaid payments were focused among only a few billing codes.
Comparatively, Medicaid payments for Dental Services in Westover increased by 8.3% from 2023 to 2024, mirroring the 8.3% change seen across all Medicaid claim types in the city in that span.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data show that combined federal and state spending on Medicaid reached approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023. This represented about 18% of overall national health expenditures—an increase from roughly $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This jump amounts to growth of close to 40% within just a few years, driven by expanded program enrollment and greater utilization during and after the pandemic phase.
Recent federal budget legislation during the Trump administration introduced major proposals to shrink Medicaid funding and reconfigure the program’s structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to cut federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over the next decade and implement policy changes such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing that could affect coverage and funding for certain beneficiaries. These adjustments are anticipated to shift greater costs to states and moderate federal Medicaid expenditure growth, even as the program remains critical for tens of millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $5,562 | – |
| 2024 | $6,026 | 8.3% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dental Services | $6,026 | 10<0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| D0120 | Periodic oral evaluation | $4,763 | 8 |
| D0150 | Comprehensve oral evaluation | $500 | 1 |
| D0220 | Intraoral periapical first | $396 | 2 |
| D0274 | Bitewings four images | $366 | 1 |
Note: HCPCS codes are shown for context within the category. Category totals and rankings in this article are based on standardized service groupings rather than individual billing codes.
Information in this article was obtained from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The source data can be found here.
