At least $20,370 in Medicaid paid for COVID-19 services in West Haverstraw in 2024

West Haverstraw saw at least $20,370 paid through Medicaid for services billed under HCPCS codes specifically linked to COVID-19 in 2024, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows.

Medicaid, a state-administered health insurance program financed through joint federal and state funding, offers coverage to individuals with low incomes, families, seniors, children, and those with disabilities. It plays a significant role in the U.S. health care system.

Because taxpayer money funds Medicaid payments, local fluctuations in billing illustrate how public health care resources are distributed in a community.

This analysis identifies COVID-19–specific services using HCPCS codes marked or described as “COVID-19” or “coronavirus”-related. Therefore, the totals reflect services labeled as related to COVID-19 in the billing and do not include pandemic care billed under broader or alternate codes.

In comparison, Brooklyn topped New York’s communities with $3,718,101 in Medicaid payments for virus-related claims in 2024.

Records reveal Rockland Urgent Care Family Health Np, P.c was the lone provider submitting Medicaid claims for COVID-19 services in West Haverstraw that year.

COVID-19–specific services were a major driver of Medicaid spending increases in West Haverstraw throughout the pandemic years.

Average annual Medicaid payments came to $219,236 in West Haverstraw during the two years before the pandemic.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, federal and state spending on Medicaid combined to reach about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, roughly 18% of total U.S. health spending, up from $613.5 billion in 2019 before COVID-19.

The roughly 40% rise is attributed largely to greater enrollment and increased use of services during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget measures enacted during the Trump administration introduced proposals to reduce federal Medicaid funding and reshape the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed in 2025, is slated to decrease federal Medicaid funding by over $1 trillion across the next ten years and includes work requirements and higher cost-sharing. These measures could lower both coverage and funds available to some enrollees. As a result, states face the prospect of having to cover a larger share of Medicaid costs and dealing with constraints on federal contributions, even as demand for Medicaid continues at high levels among millions of Americans.

Note: The figures presented only include HCPCS codes explicitly designated for COVID-19 services and do not capture every cost related to pandemic care provision.

This article draws on data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database, available here.