Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows that Medicaid payments related to HCPCS codes specifically tied to COVID-19 in Grants Pass amounted to at least $9,821 in 2024.
Medicaid, operated by states and funded by both federal and state governments, provides public health coverage for low-income individuals, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, making it a major component of the U.S. health care system.
Since Medicaid payments are taxpayer-funded, adjustments in local billing indicate changes in how health care dollars are distributed within the community.
This report used HCPCS codes marked as “COVID-19” or “coronavirus” in billing descriptions or reference data to identify virus-related services. Therefore, the statistics represent only services directly categorized as COVID-19 in billing records and may not fully account for all pandemic-related services billed with other codes.
For context, Portland had the highest Medicaid payments in Oregon for COVID-19–related services in 2024, totaling $760,710 in virus-specific claims.
Four providers in Grants Pass submitted Medicaid claims for COVID-19–related services during 2024. The COVID Specific code made up $7,215 of this total, representing the largest share among those billed.
On average, each Grants Pass provider received $2,455 in Medicaid payments for COVID-19 services in 2024, which is below the state average of $11,526 per provider.
In pandemic years, payments for COVID-19–specific services contributed notably to rising Medicaid spending in Grants Pass.
Total Medicaid payments for categories other than COVID services increased by $630,759 from 2020 through 2024, a 3.7% rise.
Before the pandemic, the two-year average annual Medicaid payments in Grants Pass totaled $12,211,755.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, joint federal and state Medicaid spending was about $871.7 billion for fiscal year 2023, which made up roughly 18% of total national health care spending and had increased from $613.5 billion in 2019.
This roughly 40% growth is largely attributed to expanded enrollment and increased health service use during and following the pandemic.
Recent federal budgets under the Trump administration introduced measures to decrease federal Medicaid funding and revise program rules. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion during the next decade and set new policies such as work requirements and added cost-sharing, possibly reducing coverage and shifting more system costs to states.
| Year | COVID-19–Related Payments | COVID-19 Payments % Change (YoY) | Total Medicaid Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,821 | -39.2% | $17,790,861 |
| 2023 | $16,150 | -95.4% | $20,497,822 |
| 2022 | $352,607 | -25.7% | $19,405,323 |
| 2021 | $474,557 | 920% | $18,812,000 |
| 2020 | $46,527 | N/A | $17,196,809 |
| 2019 | $0 | N/A | $14,312,728 |
| 2018 | $0 | N/A | $10,110,783 |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87635 | COVID Specific | $7,215 | 201 |
| 90480 | COVID-19 Vaccine Administration | $2,345 | 105 |
| 87811 | Immunoassay | $261 | 26 |
Note: Totals only include services with explicit COVID-19 HCPCS labels and do not account for all expenses linked to pandemic health care.
This report uses data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. Access source data here.
