Beverly Hills saw at least $603 in Medicaid payments for COVID-19 services in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid payments amounted to at least $603 in Beverly Hills for services categorized under HCPCS codes specifically tied to COVID-19, based on records from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database.

Medicaid, a public health insurance initiative administered by individual states and funded by both state and federal governments, provides coverage for low-income families and individuals, seniors, children, and those with disabilities. The program is a substantial component of the American health care landscape.

Because Medicaid draws from taxpayer funds, local changes in billing activity highlight how community health care dollars are distributed.

This review includes only those COVID-19 services identified using HCPCS codes marked or classified as “COVID-19” or “coronavirus” in official billing descriptions or reference data. The totals exclude pandemic-related care charged under broader medical codes not explicitly labeled for COVID-19.

By comparison, Miami had the highest total for Medicaid payments attributed to COVID-19 services within Florida in 2024, with $270,279 in virus-related claims.

The data indicates West Florida Medical Associates P A was the only provider in Beverly Hills filing Medicaid claims linked to COVID-19 services for 2024.

During the pandemic years, services coded specifically for COVID-19 made up a noticeable portion of the growth in Medicaid spending in Beverly Hills.

Total Medicaid payments for other types of claims increased by $1,107,240 from 2020 through 2024, marking a 273.4% rise.

Average annual Medicaid payments in Beverly Hills were $44,655 during the two years directly before the pandemic.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, state and federal Medicaid expenditures reached roughly $871.7 billion during fiscal year 2023. That figure accounted for about 18% of total national health care costs, up from $613.5 billion in 2019, which was before the pandemic.

This represents about 40% growth over a few years, much of it attributed to increased enrollment and greater use of health services during and following the pandemic.

Legislation passed under the Trump administration included major federal Medicaid funding reductions and program restructuring proposals. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in 2025, is estimated to reduce federal Medicaid funds by over $1 trillion in the next decade and puts measures in place such as work requirements and higher out-of-pocket costs, which may limit coverage and funding for some enrollees. As these changes take effect, states are expected to face increased responsibility for Medicaid funding, even as the program continues to serve tens of millions nationwide.

Note: Numbers include only HCPCS codes distinctly designated for COVID-19 services. These figures do not represent the entirety of health care spending related to the pandemic.

Data for this report was sourced from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The original data set can be accessed here.