Old Bridge Medicaid COVID-19 claims totaled $8,376 in 2024

In Old Bridge, Medicaid payments amounted to at least $8,376 in 2024 for services billed under HCPCS codes explicitly designated for COVID-19, based on figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database.

Medicaid is a publicly run health insurance initiative administered by the states and financed by both federal and state governments. The program serves low-income people and families, older adults, children, and those with disabilities, making it a major segment of the U.S. health system.

Since taxpayer dollars fund Medicaid payments, shifts in local billing amounts demonstrate how health care funding is distributed within each community.

This analysis identifies COVID-19–related services through HCPCS codes marked or described as “COVID-19” or “coronavirus”-related in billing records or supporting data. The totals reflect only services directly classified as COVID-19 related in billing and may not include all pandemic-linked care billed under broader or alternative medical codes.

For context, Clifton led New Jersey in Medicaid payments tied to COVID-19 in 2024, with virus-related claims totaling $1,725,516.

In 2024, three providers in Old Bridge filed Medicaid claims for COVID-19–related services. Among the codes generating the highest claims was Immunoassay, accounting for $8,063.

The average Medicaid payment per provider for COVID-19–linked services in Old Bridge was $2,792, notably less than the state’s average of $33,367.

During the pandemic, COVID-19–specific services contributed substantially to rises in Medicaid spending in Old Bridge.

From 2020 to 2024, total Medicaid payments for all other claim categories grew by $628,020, which marks a 7.6% rise.

In the two years before the pandemic, annual average Medicaid payments in Old Bridge were $9,324,040.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports that joint federal and state Medicaid spending was about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, around 18% of the nation’s health expenditures, compared with $613.5 billion in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This reflects an increase of approximately 40% over a few years, largely driven by increased enrollment and health care use during and after the pandemic period.

Recent federal budget measures under the Trump administration have proposed major cuts to federal Medicaid funding and changes to the program structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in 2025, is set to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion during the next decade and introduces work requirements and higher cost-sharing, which could curtail coverage and funding for certain recipients. These adjustments are anticipated to increase states’ financial responsibility and restrict federal Medicaid expansion, even as the program continues to cover tens of millions of Americans.

Note: Includes HCPCS codes exclusively marked for COVID-19 services; totals do not encompass all pandemic-related health care expenses.

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