Beverly Hills Medicaid COVID-19 claims reach $3,971,704 in 2024

At least $3,971,704 in Medicaid payments were reported in Beverly Hills for 2024 services billed under HCPCS codes directly linked to COVID-19, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This figure marked a 0.1% rise compared to 2023, when providers reported $3,966,199 in claims for those same codes.

Medicaid is administered by states and funded through federal and state contributions. It serves low-income people and families, seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities, making it a core part of the U.S. health care landscape.

Because Medicaid uses taxpayer funds, variations in claim totals reveal how public health care spending is distributed at the local level.

For this report, COVID-19–related services were defined based on HCPCS codes explicitly marked as “COVID-19” or “coronavirus”-related in billing records or references. Therefore, the data covers only those services directly labeled as COVID-19–related and does not account for pandemic-related care under broader or alternative codes.

San Jose, by comparison, reported the highest Medicaid payments for COVID-19-coded services in California for 2024, with $5,601,479 in virus-related claims.

In Beverly Hills, three providers billed Medicaid for COVID-19–classified services in 2024. The code COVID Specific represented the largest share at $2,114,867.

On average, providers in Beverly Hills received $1,323,901 for COVID-19–related Medicaid claims, significantly above the statewide average of $52,976.

During the peak years of the pandemic, COVID-19–labeled services made up only a small fraction of total Medicaid spending increases in Beverly Hills.

Looking across all claim categories, total Medicaid payouts climbed by $6,005,782 from 2020 to 2024, a rise of 46.5%.

In the two years just before the pandemic, the annual average for Medicaid claims in Beverly Hills was $12,684,275.

Over the 5 years through 2024 since 2020, Medicaid billing for COVID-19-specific HCPCS codes grew by $3,969,411, an increase of 173,116%, highlighting ongoing usage since the pandemic’s onset and into the period after the emergency declaration.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, in fiscal year 2023, federal and state Medicaid spending reached about $871.7 billion, making up nearly 18% of total national health spending, a sharp rise from $613.5 billion in 2019, ahead of the pandemic.

This jump reflects approximately 40% growth over a few years, mainly due to expanded enrollment and greater usage during and after the pandemic period.

Recent budget legislation during the Trump administration includes major proposals to reduce federal Medicaid funding and reshape the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, aims to cut more than $1 trillion from federal Medicaid outlays over the coming decade and adopt changes such as work requirements and more cost-sharing, potentially reducing coverage and funding for certain beneficiaries. These rule changes are expected to increase states’ burdens and control federal growth, even as Medicaid continues to serve millions across the U.S.

Note: Totals refer to HCPCS codes designated for COVID-19 services and do not reflect all forms of pandemic-related health care spending.

This article’s data was gathered from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The original data is available here.