Overland Park Medicaid providers billed at least $5,581 for COVID-19 services in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Overland Park submitted claims totaling at least $5,581 for services identified by HCPCS codes tied specifically to COVID-19. This is based on data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database.

Medicaid, a public health plan managed by individual states and funded in partnership by federal and state governments, provides coverage for low-income families and individuals, seniors, children, and those with disabilities. This makes Medicaid a significant component of the U.S. health care system.

Taxpayers fund Medicaid payments, meaning changes in local Medicaid billing reveal how public health resources get distributed throughout a community.

For this report, COVID-19 services were defined by identifying HCPCS codes marked or classified as “COVID-19” or “coronavirus”-related in billing details or reference sources. Therefore, the payment figures reflect only services labeled as specific to COVID-19 and exclude care linked to the pandemic that may have been billed with other or broader medical coding.

To compare, Wichita reported the highest Medicaid payments for COVID-19 services among Kansas communities in 2024, with $69,508 in related claims.

On average, Medicaid providers in Overland Park received $2,791 per COVID-19 service claim, which is below the state average of $4,281.

COVID-19–specific claims represented a sizable portion of the increase in Medicaid expenditures in Overland Park during the pandemic period.

Other categories of Medicaid claims in Overland Park saw payments climb by $21,294,227 between 2020 and 2024, reflecting a 46.3% increase during that span.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures reached approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023. That amount represented about 18% of all national health spending, up from roughly $613.5 billion in 2019, before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This jump marks an increase of about 40% in only a few years, largely fueled by expanded Medicaid enrollment and greater usage during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget measures enacted under the Trump administration have brought major plans to reduce federal funding and overhaul Medicaid. One example is the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, which is expected to cut federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over 10 years and introduce measures such as work requirements and greater cost-sharing, potentially reducing coverage and aid for certain beneficiaries. These changes may leave states bearing more costs and slow federal Medicaid funding growth, even while the program continues to support tens of millions nationwide.

Note: Totals only include HCPCS codes that are clearly labeled for COVID-19 services; this does not capture the full range of pandemic-related health expenses.

Details in this report are drawn from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. Source data are available here.