Pleasant Prairie saw no less than $23,230 in Medicaid payments in 2024 for services billed using HCPCS codes tied specifically to COVID-19, based on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database.
Medicaid, administered by individual states and funded by both federal and state governments, is a public health insurance system. It serves low-income families and individuals, children, seniors, and people with disabilities, making it a central component of the nation’s health care.
Since Medicaid relies on taxpayer funding, shifts in local billing reflect changes in how communities direct public dollars for health care services.
The study identified COVID-19–related care by selecting HCPCS codes labeled or classified as
