Warm Springs Medicaid claims for COVID-19 services reached $719 in 2024

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database, Medicaid payments amounted to at least $719 in Warm Springs in 2024 for services billed using HCPCS codes that are specifically tied to COVID-19.

Medicaid, a public health insurance program operated by the states and jointly financed by the federal and state governments, provides coverage for low-income people and families, seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities, making it one of the central components of the U.S. health care system.

Because Medicaid is taxpayer funded, shifts in billing levels locally demonstrate how public health funding is distributed within a community.

This report identified COVID-19–specific services by utilizing HCPCS codes designated as “COVID-19” or “coronavirus”-related in billing data or reference documents. Therefore, the totals account only for services clearly labeled as COVID-related in billing records, potentially excluding some pandemic-driven care billed under other medical categories.

To compare, Portland posted the highest total of Medicaid payments for COVID-19 services in Oregon during 2024, registering $760,710 in claims for virus-related codes.

Warm Springs Health And Wellness Dhhs Ihs Warm Springs Service Unit was the sole provider submitting Medicaid claims for COVID-19–related services in Warm Springs in 2024, the data reveals.

COVID-19–designated services made up a significant portion of Medicaid spending growth in Warm Springs during the pandemic years.

Average annual Medicaid payments in Warm Springs reached $4,693,813 in the two years that preceded the pandemic.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined Medicaid spending by state and federal governments climbed to approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, accounting for nearly 18% of overall U.S. health expenditures, compared with $613.5 billion in 2019, pre-pandemic.

This change reflects an increase of about 40% over several years, with primary drivers being more enrollees and higher service utilization during and after the pandemic period.

Recent federal budget actions during the Trump administration have introduced major initiatives to decrease federal funding for Medicaid and alter the program’s structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, is projected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over the next 10 years and adds provisions such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing, likely affecting coverage and funding for some recipients. These policies could increase costs for states while limiting future federal support, even as Medicaid continues to offer coverage for tens of millions of Americans.

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

Details for this article are drawn from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. Source data is available here.