Medicaid spent $44,586 on COVID-19 services in Greer in 2024

At least $44,586 in Medicaid payments were made in Greer in 2024 for services billed with HCPCS codes directly linked to COVID-19, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database.

Medicaid is a state-operated public health insurance initiative jointly financed by federal and state governments. The program covers low-income families and individuals, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, placing it among the largest health care payers in the United States.

Because taxpayer funding supports Medicaid, shifts in local billing patterns help reveal how public health care resources are distributed within a community.

Researchers defined COVID-19–related services as those appearing under HCPCS codes explicitly marked as “COVID-19” or “coronavirus” within billing descriptors or codes. This means the reported totals only include claims labeled as COVID-specific and do not reflect all health care tied to the pandemic when reported with broader or non-specific codes.

To provide context, Columbia topped South Carolina for COVID-19–related Medicaid payments in 2024, with $1,102,671 in claims for virus-identified services.

Only Memorial Drive Medical Pc, LLC filed Medicaid claims for COVID-19–related services in Greer during 2024, according to the data.

In the pandemic years, Greer saw a significant portion of Medicaid spending growth tied to claims specifically labeled for COVID-19 services.

Across all other claim types in Greer, Medicaid payments rose by $3,959,683 from 2020 through 2024, marking a 42.5% increase.

Average yearly Medicaid payments in Greer for the two years leading up to the pandemic were $8,395,378.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid outlays reached around $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up approximately 18% of all U.S. health expenditures, a sharp increase from $613.5 billion recorded in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 health crisis.

This jump translates to growth of roughly 40% in just a few years, attributed chiefly to broader enrollment and greater service utilization during and following the pandemic phase.

Recent federal budget measures introduced under the Trump administration proposed large-scale reductions in federal Medicaid allocations and reforms to the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in 2025, is forecasted to reduce federal Medicaid outlays by more than $1 trillion over the decade, with new policies like work requirements and higher cost sharing that may decrease access and funding for some recipients. These changes are expected to increase states’ share of program costs and curb future federal Medicaid expansion, while the program continues serving tens of millions of Americans.

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

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