West Allis Medicaid claims for COVID-19 services total $30,063 in 2024

Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database show that at least $30,063 in Medicaid payments were made in West Allis in 2024 for services with HCPCS codes specifically tied to COVID-19.

Medicaid operates as a state-run, federally and state-funded public health insurance program. It provides coverage to low-income individuals, families, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, and is a significant element of the U.S. health care system. More information is available at the Commonwealth Fund.

Since Medicaid payments come from taxpayers, variations in local billing reflect how health care funding is distributed within a community.

This analysis uses HCPCS codes identified in billing descriptions or reference data as “COVID-19” or “coronavirus”-related to determine the extent of COVID-19–specific services. Therefore, only services specifically marked as COVID-related appear in these figures, potentially excluding broader pandemic care filed under other codes.

To provide context, Medicaid claims connected to COVID-19 services in Milwaukee were the highest in Wisconsin for 2024, with $561,957 in virus-related payments reported.

Records indicate A2cl Services, LLC was the only entity filing Medicaid claims for COVID-19–related care in West Allis during 2024.

During the key pandemic years, Medicaid spending in West Allis related to COVID-19 rose substantially.

Total Medicaid expenses for all other service categories increased by $19,659,728 from 2020 to 2024, marking a 67.6% rise.

In the two years prior to the pandemic, West Allis averaged $29,592,269 annually in Medicaid payments.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, federal and state Medicaid expenditures reached approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, representing about 18% of total national health spending. This is a significant increase from $613.5 billion spent in 2019, the year before the pandemic.

This represents roughly a 40% escalation over several years, mainly influenced by increased enrollment and greater use of services during and following the pandemic.

Recent budget measures signed under the Trump administration have proposed considerable decreases in federal Medicaid contributions and aim to update the program structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, enacted in 2025, is estimated to lower federal Medicaid expenditures by over $1 trillion throughout the following decade. It features new measures like work requirements and broader cost-sharing, which could impact both eligibility and funding levels for certain groups. These actions are anticipated to increase state responsibility for costs and restrain the growth of federal support, despite Medicaid’s ongoing role serving millions nationwide.

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

This article draws on figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The full source data is available here.