At least $83,174 in Medicaid payments in Beaver tied to COVID-19 care in 2024

Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database show that at least $83,174 in Medicaid funding was paid in Beaver in 2024 for services billed with HCPCS codes that specifically denote COVID-19–related care.

Medicaid is a public insurance program managed by the states and financed together by federal and state governments. It covers individuals and families with low incomes, seniors, children and people with disabilities, making it a core component of the nation’s health system.

Because taxpayer funding supports Medicaid, shifts in local billing help illustrate how public health care dollars are distributed throughout a community.

The analysis identified COVID-19–specific services through HCPCS codes that either referenced or were classified as “COVID-19” or “coronavirus” in claim descriptions or supporting data. The payment totals, therefore, only represent services directly coded as COVID-related, and pandemic-driven care filed under other or broader codes is not included in these figures.

For reference, Medicaid payments for COVID-19–coded services in 2024 were highest in South Charleston among West Virginia cities, where virus-related claims amounted to $519,058.

Available data indicate Rainbow Pediatrics, Inc was the exclusive Medicaid claimant for COVID-19–coded services in Beaver during 2024.

COVID-19–specific claims contributed notably to growth in Medicaid expenditures in Beaver during the pandemic-era years.

In the two years immediately before the pandemic, average annual Medicaid payments in Beaver were $3,079,013.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid spending approached $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, representing about 18% of all national health spending. This was a sharp increase from approximately $613.5 billion in 2019, the year preceding the COVID-19 pandemic.

This reflects about 40% growth over a relatively short period, mostly because of higher enrollment and increased service use both during and after the pandemic.

Federal budgeting measures enacted during the Trump administration brought significant plans to reduce federal Medicaid contributions and restructure aspects of the system. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed in 2025, is estimated to cut federal Medicaid funding by more than $1 trillion over the coming decade, with policy changes including work requirements and increased cost-sharing that may decrease access and funding for some enrollees. These reforms are set to place greater funding responsibility on states and constrain the growth of federal Medicaid assistance, while millions of Americans remain reliant on the program.

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

The information in this report is sourced from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. Source data can be accessed here.