Garfield Heights Medicaid providers billed $247 for COVID-19 services in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid payments for COVID-19–specific services in Garfield Heights reached at least $247, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database.

Medicaid, funded through both federal and state governments, is a public health insurance program operated by states. It serves low-income people, including families, seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities, making it a central part of the U.S. health care system.

Because taxpayer funds support Medicaid payments, local billing trends reflect how a community’s public health funding is distributed.

For this report, HCPCS codes indicating “COVID-19” or “coronavirus” in their billing descriptions or listed as such in reference data were used to identify relevant services. The resulting totals only represent services specifically labeled COVID-related in billing data and do not cover care related to the pandemic that may have been billed under broader or alternative medical codes.

In comparison, Marion led Ohio in 2024 Medicaid payments for COVID-19 services, totaling $10,818,404 in related claims.

The data indicates that Marymount Hospital Inc was the sole provider submitting Medicaid claims for COVID-19–related services in Garfield Heights during 2024.

Throughout the pandemic years, COVID-19–specific billings were a major driver of Medicaid spending increases in Garfield Heights.

Medicaid payments for all other categories in the city grew by $4,899,852 from 2020 through 2024, a 56.4% rise.

Before the pandemic, average annual Medicaid payments in Garfield Heights were $7,678,669 over the previous two years.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined state and federal Medicaid spending in fiscal year 2023 totaled around $871.7 billion, roughly 18% of the country’s total health expenditures. This amount rose significantly from about $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic began.

This nearly 40% increase over just a few years was largely fueled by higher enrollment and increased health care use during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget measures from the Trump administration have involved major proposals to scale back federal Medicaid funding and restructure the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to cut more than $1 trillion from federal Medicaid funding over 10 years and brings changes such as work requirements and greater cost-sharing that could reduce services and payments for some recipients. These moves are expected to increase cost responsibilities for states and slow federal Medicaid funding growth, as the program continues covering tens of millions nationwide.

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

The information in this report comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. Access the original data here.