COVID-19 Medicaid claims in Lynwood reach $161,199 for 2024

At least $161,199 in Medicaid payments were made in Lynwood in 2024 for services billed with HCPCS codes that are directly connected to COVID-19, as shown in data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database.

Medicaid serves as a state-managed, public health insurance program supported collectively by federal and state governments. The program provides coverage to low-income people and families, seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities, forming a significant component of the nation’s health care structure.

Since taxpayer funding supports Medicaid, shifts in billing patterns at the local level display how a community utilizes public health care funds.

The analysis defined services as COVID-19–related if they contained HCPCS codes labeled as “COVID-19” or “coronavirus” in their descriptions or reference sources. These totals thus only cover care specifically designated as COVID-related in the billing and exclude any additional pandemic services that may have been billed under wider or differently titled codes.

For reference, San Jose had the highest total of Medicaid payments for COVID-19 services within California in 2024, coming to $5,601,479 in eligible claims.

In Lynwood, there were four health care providers submitting Medicaid claims for COVID-19–related services in 2024, with the most significant code billed being COVID Specific, representing $93,900.

By provider, Lynwood’s average Medicaid amount for COVID-19–specific services stood at $40,300, which is below the state average of $52,976 per provider for the same period.

COVID-19–specific service billing made up a measurable segment of the increase in Medicaid spending in Lynwood over the pandemic years.

Total Medicaid disbursements for all other claim types in Lynwood went up by $8,909,475 from 2020 to 2024, a 40.6% rise compared with the previous period.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, joint federal and state Medicaid outlays hit about $871.7 billion during fiscal year 2023, making up close to 18% of all U.S. health care expenditures. That figure increased sharply from $613.5 billion in 2019, ahead of the COVID-19 crisis.

This change signals a near 40% expansion within a few years, mainly driven by broader program coverage and greater health care use since the pandemic period.

Recent federal budget legislation under the Trump administration featured substantial efforts to curtail federal Medicaid contributions and alter the program’s framework. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” approved in 2025, is expected to trim over $1 trillion in federal Medicaid money across the next decade and adds new directions like work requirements and higher cost-sharing. These changes could mean slimmer coverage and federal support for some participants, with greater cost obligations shifting to states while the program continues aiding 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.

The data for this article comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. Access the source data here.