Chino Hills Medicaid payments for COVID-19 services reached $205,257 in 2024

Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database show that Chino Hills saw at least $205,257 in Medicaid payments in 2024 for services billed under HCPCS codes specifically associated with COVID-19.

Medicaid, which is financed through both federal and state budgets and administered by the states, serves low-income individuals, families, children, seniors and people with disabilities, making it a major component of the U.S. health care system.

Because Medicaid is taxpayer-funded, fluctuations in billing levels at the local level illustrate how health care dollars are distributed within a community.

This report relied on HCPCS codes categorized as “COVID-19” or “coronavirus” in billing records or reference materials to pinpoint related services. Therefore, only services specifically flagged as COVID-related were included, and pandemic-related care billed under different or broader codes is not reflected.

For perspective, among California cities, San Jose saw the largest volume of Medicaid COVID-19–related claims in 2024, with $5,601,479 in payments.

In Chino Hills, four providers billed Medicaid for COVID-19–related services in 2024, with the COVID Specific code making up $198,598 of the total.

The average COVID-19–specific Medicaid payment per provider in Chino Hills came to $51,314—less than the statewide average of $52,976.

Medicaid spending in Chino Hills surged during the COVID pandemic as virus-specific services made up a significant portion of the growth.

Total Medicaid payments in all other claim categories rose by $21,065,958 from 2020 to 2024, an increase of 437.6%.

In the two years before the pandemic, Chino Hills averaged $1,963,237 in annual Medicaid payments.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined state and federal Medicaid expenditures were about $871.7 billion for fiscal 2023, making up roughly 18% of U.S. health spending. That’s up from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the pandemic.

This $258 billion rise, an increase of about 40%, was fueled by higher enrollment and greater use of services during and following the pandemic period.

Recent federal budget measures under the Trump administration have included major proposals to decrease federal Medicaid funding and restructure key aspects of the program. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, is expected to cut more than $1 trillion in federal Medicaid expenses over the next decade. It introduces provisions like work requirements and increased cost-sharing, which could reduce coverage and funding for certain groups. The changes are projected to transfer more costs to states and slow federal growth, even as Medicaid continues to serve tens of millions of Americans.

Note: Includes HCPCS codes specifically designated for COVID-19 services; numbers do not reflect all spending connected to the pandemic.

Data referenced in this article comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database, which is available here.