Calhoun City recorded $21,522 in Medicaid claims for COVID-19 services in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Calhoun City received at least $21,522 for services billed under HCPCS codes specifically tied to COVID-19, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database.

Medicaid is a state-administered health insurance program supported by both federal and state governments. The program serves low-income individuals, seniors, children, families, and people with disabilities, and is a key part of the nation’s health care system.

Since Medicaid draws on taxpayer funds, shifts in local billing figures help show where public health care resources are being used in a community.

This report considered services related to COVID-19 by identifying HCPCS codes marked as “COVID-19” or “coronavirus”-related in billing descriptions or reference materials. Thus, only services directly labeled as COVID-19 in billing data are included, and pandemic care billed with more general codes is not reflected in these totals.

For context, Ripley posted the highest amount of Medicaid payments for COVID‑19 services in Mississippi in 2024, with $437,540 in virus-tied claims.

Baptist Memorial Hospital-calhoun Inc submitted all Medicaid claims under COVID-19–related services in Calhoun City during 2024, according to the available data.

Medicaid payments for all other claim types rose by $192,636 between 2020 and 2024, marking an increase of 19.2%.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined state and federal Medicaid expenditures reached roughly $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, nearly 18% of overall national health spending, up from around $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

This jump represents about a 40% increase over several years, driven mostly by growth in enrollment and increased service use during and following the pandemic.

New federal budget measures enacted under the Trump administration included major steps to taper federal participation in Medicaid and restructure key elements of the program. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in 2025, is set to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion across the next 10 years. It brings in changes such as work requirements and higher user cost-sharing that could lead to less coverage and lower funding for certain groups. These updates are likely to increase the state’s share of Medicaid expenditures while capping federal support, even as the program continues to provide insurance to tens of millions across the U.S.

Note: These totals only include HCPCS codes clearly marked for COVID-19 services and do not account for all health spending related to the pandemic.

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