Attica Medicaid spending on Medicine Services and Procedures climbs 28.7% in 2024

In Attica, Medicaid providers billed $106,412 in 2024 for services in the Medicine Services and Procedures category, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This reflects a 28.7% rise over the $82,670 reported for these services in 2023.

Medicaid, a government-run health insurance program administered by each state and financed in partnership by federal and state governments, covers individuals and families with low incomes, as well as seniors, children, and people with disabilities. It is among the largest components of the national health care system.

Since Medicaid funding is sourced from taxpayers, fluctuations in local spending illustrate how public health dollars are distributed within the community.

The Medicine Services and Procedures category encompasses a selection of Medicaid claims defined by the type of care provided, using established HCPCS and CPT code groupings. In this analysis, each code was assigned to a service category based on consistent prefixes and numeric ranges, ensuring groups of related services could be compared together and rankings remained accurate without duplicate counting.

Multiple Medicaid service categories saw growth, but Medicine Services and Procedures ranked as Attica’s top category by total Medicaid payments in 2024.

On a statewide scale, Medicine Services and Procedures placed second by Medicaid payment total in Indiana in 2024.

From 2019 through 2024, Medicaid payments for Medicine Services and Procedures in Attica increased $29,491, or 21.7%. Some years experienced more rapid spending gains, with marked increases in 2021 and 2022.

Spending within the Medicine Services and Procedures category was recorded across Attica, but payments were concentrated in a small number of ZIP codes. For 2024, Medicaid spending in ZIP code 47918 reached $106,412. This single ZIP code represented 100% of the city’s Medicaid payments for this category.

Additionally, a small set of individual billing codes within the Medicine Services and Procedures category accounted for most Medicaid payments.

When compared, Attica’s Medicaid spending on Medicine Services and Procedures increased by 28.7% from 2023 to 2024, while spending for all Medicaid claim categories citywide changed by 3.8% during the same period.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid costs were about $871.7 billion in the fiscal year 2023, making up close to 18% of all U.S. health spending. That is a significant jump from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This rise reflects growth of roughly 40% in only a few years, largely attributed to increased enrollment and greater service use during and following the pandemic years.

Recent federal budget measures under the Trump administration have included major initiatives to cut federal Medicaid funding and make substantial program changes. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion over the next 10 years. It introduces work requirements and higher cost-sharing, which could lower coverage and funding for some groups. These changes will likely move more financial responsibility to states and limit federal Medicaid growth, even as the program continues to cover tens of 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.