Medicaid paid $980 for COVID-19 services in Winter Springs in 2024, with bulk of claims during pandemic surge

At least $980 in Medicaid payments were made for COVID-19–related services in Winter Springs in 2024, based on service claims tracked by HCPCS codes specifically tied to the coronavirus, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows.

Medicaid is a health coverage program operated by states and jointly funded by both federal and state governments as explained by the Commonwealth Fund. It serves people with low incomes, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, making it one of the biggest components of America’s health care infrastructure.

Because taxpayer funds support Medicaid, shifts in local Medicaid billing show how community health expenditures are distributed.

For this report, COVID-19–specific services were defined using HCPCS codes that are explicitly labeled as “COVID-19” or “coronavirus” in their descriptions or reference databases. These amounts include only services directly coded as COVID-related, and do not capture other pandemic-era care possibly billed under different codes.

For context, Miami saw the highest Medicaid total for COVID-19–related services in Florida in 2024, with virus-related payments totaling $270,279.

The data indicates that Family First Pediatrics P A was the sole Medicaid claim submitter for COVID-19–related care in Winter Springs in 2024.

COVID-19–coded services accounted for significant Medicaid spending growth in Winter Springs throughout the primary pandemic period.

Across other care categories statewide, Medicaid payments in Winter Springs rose $152,074 from 2020 through 2024, a gain of 20%.

In the two years before the onset of the pandemic, Winter Springs averaged $365,052 in annual Medicaid payments.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures hit roughly $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, representing about 18% of total U.S. health spending—an increase from approximately $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the pandemic.

This growth of about 40% over several years largely resulted from expanded enrollment and higher health services use during and following the pandemic period.

Major federal budget legislation from the Trump administration has called for reductions to Medicaid funding and a restructuring of the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is projected to trim federal Medicaid funding by more than $1 trillion over 10 years and establishes measures including work requirements and additional cost-sharing, which could decrease funding or coverage for some participants. Analysts expect these changes to put more financial responsibility on individual states and restrict increases in federal Medicaid support, though the program will continue to cover millions nationwide.

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

This article uses information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. Source data is available here.