Frankfort records $23,410 in 2024 Medicaid payments for COVID-19 services

In Frankfort, Medicaid payments for services billed with COVID-19–specific HCPCS codes totaled at least $23,410 in 2024, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows. The amount marks a 28.7% rise over 2023, when $18,190 in claims was linked to those codes.

Medicaid operates as a state-managed public health insurance program with funding coming from both federal and state sources. It provides coverage for low-income groups, seniors, people with disabilities, and children, ranking among the largest segments of the national health care landscape.

Spending levels seen in Medicaid billing mirror changes in public health care spending within local communities, since those payments are financed by taxpayers.

For this review, services were counted as COVID-19–related if the associated HCPCS codes were identified as “COVID-19” or “coronavirus”-related in billing references. Therefore, only claims with explicit COVID labeling are captured, and broader pandemic care billed under different codes is not included.

In comparison, within Indiana, Hammond reported the state’s largest Medicaid total for COVID-19–related claims in 2024, with $443,500 billed in virus-related services.

Two providers in Frankfort made Medicaid claims for COVID-19–coded services in 2024. The most frequently used code, COVID Specific, made up the entire $23,410 amount.

The average per-provider Medicaid payment for COVID-19–related services in Frankfort reached $11,705 in 2024, which trails the Indiana statewide average of $17,610.

COVID-19–coded services significantly drove Medicaid spending growth in Frankfort during the peak pandemic years.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the total joint federal and state Medicaid expenditures amounted to about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up roughly 18% of all U.S. health care expenditures, an increase from $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to COVID-19.

This rise equates to nearly 40% growth within a few years, fueled mainly by expanded enrollment and increased service use during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget initiatives under the Trump administration have brought significant Medicaid policy changes, including efforts to cut federal spending and restructure the program. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which became law in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid funding by over $1 trillion in the next decade and to introduce work requirements and higher cost-sharing, with the possibility of reducing coverage and shifting more financial responsibility to states while serving millions of Americans.

Note: Only HCPCS codes directly labeled for COVID-19 services are included; totals do not capture all expenses tied to pandemic health care.

The data used in this report was sourced from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The original dataset is accessible here.