Manchester sees at least $5,175 in Medicaid claims for COVID-19 services in 2024

In Manchester, Medicaid disbursements for services tied to COVID-19 codes amounted to at least $5,175 in 2024, based on information collected from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database.

Medicaid operates as a public insurance program administered by the states and backed financially by both federal and state governments. It delivers health coverage for low-income people and families, older adults, children and individuals with disabilities, representing a significant portion of the U.S. health care infrastructure.

Because Medicaid funding originates from taxpayers, changes to local billing levels indicate how public dollars are spent within a community’s health system.

For this report, COVID-19–specific services were selected by referencing HCPCS codes that are designated or referenced as “COVID-19” or “coronavirus” in their billing descriptions or metadata. Consequently, these figures reflect services identified explicitly as COVID-related in billing data, without including potential pandemic-related care documented under broader medical codes.

By comparison, Louisville reported the highest COVID-19–related Medicaid payments in Kentucky for 2024, submitting $614,714 in qualifying claims.

Data show that in 2024, Memorial Hospital, Inc was the sole provider filing Medicaid claims for COVID-19–related services in Manchester.

Pandemic-specific service claims contributed notably to overall Medicaid spending growth in Manchester during the pandemic years.

Total Medicaid outlays for all other claim categories increased $1,826,828 from 2020 to 2024, marking a 14.6% rise.

The average annual Medicaid payment in Manchester reached $11,665,096 in the two years before the pandemic.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined state and federal Medicaid spending hit about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023—around 18% of the nation’s total health expenditures—a sharp increase from approximately $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

This surge reflects growth of about 40% over a few years, driven in large part by expanded enrollment and greater utilization during and following the pandemic period.

Recent federal budget measures under the Trump administration have included major proposals to reduce federal Medicaid funding and alter the structure of the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to cut more than $1 trillion from federal Medicaid spending over the next decade, introducing policies such as work requirements and increased cost-sharing, which could reduce both coverage and funding for certain recipients. The resulting changes are projected to shift added costs to states and place limits on the growth of federal support, while Medicaid continues serving tens of millions of Americans.

Note: Includes only HCPCS codes specified for COVID-19 services; does not include all health care spending related to the pandemic.

Information for this article was sourced from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. Access the original data here.