Medicaid spending for COVID-19 care in Attleboro reached $74,302 in 2024

Attleboro saw at least $74,302 in Medicaid payments for services using HCPCS codes related specifically to COVID-19 in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database.

Medicaid is a government health insurance program managed by states with joint state and federal funding. It covers people with low incomes, older adults, children, and individuals with disabilities, making it a major component of the U.S. health care system.

Because taxpayer dollars support Medicaid, shifts in local billing illustrate changes in how public health care resources are allocated.

This analysis used HCPCS codes marked as “COVID-19” or described as “coronavirus”-related to identify services specifically labeled for COVID in billing data. The totals only include claims explicitly marked as COVID-related and do not reflect broader pandemic care billed under different medical codes.

By comparison, Boston recorded the state’s highest Medicaid payments associated with COVID-19 services in 2024, reaching $691,711 in related claims.

In Attleboro, Sturdy Memorial Hospital Inc was the sole provider that submitted COVID-19–related Medicaid claims during 2024.

Medicaid spending on COVID-19 services contributed substantially to overall program growth in Attleboro during the pandemic.

Total Medicaid payments across other service categories rose by $11,249,787 from 2020 to 2024, reflecting a 51.7% increase.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services report that combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, accounting for roughly 18% of all national health outlays. This represents a significant increase from $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The roughly 40% growth in spending occurred within a few years, spurred largely by greater enrollment and increased use during and after the pandemic period.

Federal budget decisions made during the Trump administration have featured substantial proposals to decrease federal Medicaid funding and make changes to the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in 2025, is expected to cut over $1 trillion in federal Medicaid spending over the next 10 years. It also adds policies like work requirements and more cost-sharing, which could reduce benefits and funding for certain enrollees. Such measures will likely place more financial responsibility on states and slow the increase of federal Medicaid contributions as the program continues to serve millions of Americans.

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

Details for this report were taken from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The underlying data are available here.