Veedersburg Medicaid claims for ambulance and transport services reach $109,116 in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Veedersburg billed $109,116 for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This amount reflects an increase of 190.2% over 2023, when $37,603 was billed for this service category.

Medicaid is a government-funded public health insurance program operated by the states and supported by federal and state governments working together. The program provides coverage for low-income individuals and families, older adults, children, and people with disabilities, making it a major part of the U.S. health system.

Since Medicaid payments use tax dollars, fluctuations in local billing show how community health care funding is distributed.

The “Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies” category encompasses services billed to Medicaid as determined by the specific care provided, based on standardized HCPCS and CPT coding. For this review, each billing code was placed in a single service category by tracking similar code prefixes and numerical groupings, which helped prevent duplicate counting and maintain consistent rankings across periods.

While spending rose in several categories, Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies ranked second in Veedersburg in 2024 for total Medicaid payments.

At the state level, this category was the sixth highest by overall Medicare payments in Indiana for 2024.

Over the five years leading to 2024, Medicaid payments in this Veedersburg category climbed by $21,779, or 24.9%. Growth in expenditures accelerated at certain intervals, with especially high year-over-year increases noted in 2020 and 2021.

The city saw spending for this services category across several areas, though total payments in 2024 were centered within a small number of ZIP codes. That year, ZIP code 47987 made up the full $109,116 for this service category, meaning 100% of Veedersburg’s Medicaid payments for ambulance-related services originated there.

A small set of individual billing codes accounted for most Medicaid spending in this category over the period observed.

To compare, Medicaid payments tied to Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies in Veedersburg grew by 190.2% from 2023 to 2024, while payments across all service categories in the city rose by 4.8% in the same timeframe.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports that combined federal and state Medicaid spending reached around $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, which was approximately 18% of total U.S. health expenditures. This marks a dramatic increase from about $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The rise reflects growth of about 40% over a few years, driven mainly by increased enrollment and greater utilization during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget legislation under the Trump administration has included major proposals to reduce federal Medicaid spending and update how the program is run. For example, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is slated to cut more than $1 trillion from Medicaid federal spending over the next decade and brings policies like work requirements and higher cost-sharing. These provisions are expected to reduce coverage and funding for certain beneficiaries and may shift more of Medicaid’s cost burden to states, limiting future growth in federal support even as the program remains critical for 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.