Medicaid spending for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies surges 57.8% in Yoe during 2024

Medicaid providers in Yoe sought $848,883 for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies in 2024, based on figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This reflects an increase of 57.8% compared with 2023, when the same category saw $537,902 in claims.

Medicaid is a state-administered public health insurance program jointly funded by state and federal governments. The program provides coverage for low-income families and individuals, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, representing a major segment of the U.S. health care system.

Since Medicaid payments are funded by taxpayers, fluctuations in local billing reveal how public health care resources are distributed within the community.

The “Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies” classification covers a range of Medicaid-billed services determined by the kind of care provided, using consistent HCPCS and CPT code prefixes and numeric groups. This method ensures related services are grouped, avoids duplicate counts, and allows for accurate rankings over time.

Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies earned the top spot for total Medicaid payments among all service categories in Yoe during 2024.

Statewide in Pennsylvania, the category placed sixth for total Medicaid payments in 2024.

From five years before 2024, Medicaid payments for this category in Yoe climbed by $848,883, or 0%. Periods of accelerated growth occurred, including strong year-over-year rises in 2023 and 2022.

Medicaid funding for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies in Yoe was primarily concentrated in a few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 17313 made up $848,882 of Medicaid payments for this service, with the leading ZIP code accounting for 100% of category spending during the year.

Within the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies service group, most Medicaid payments stemmed from just a few specific billing codes.

Looking further, Medicaid payments related to this service group in Yoe grew by 57.8% between 2024 and 2023—the same rate recorded across all Medicaid claim types in the city during that period.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid spending reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, or around 18% of national health expenditures, jumping sharply from $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This approximately 40% increase over a few years resulted largely from expanded enrollment and greater utilization tied to the pandemic and its aftermath.

Major federal budget bills under President Trump included proposals to decrease federal Medicaid funding and adjust the program’s design. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, is expected to cut federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over 10 years and bring in policies such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing, potentially impacting coverage and funding for some enrollees. These policy shifts are likely to shift financial burdens to states and slow federal Medicaid growth, while the program continues to serve millions of Americans.

Note: HCPCS codes are shown for context within the category. Category totals and rankings in this article are based on standardized service groupings rather than individual billing codes.

Information in this article was obtained from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The source data can be found here.