In 2024, Medicaid providers in Huntingdon billed $3,972,343 for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment services, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a 32.7% rise over 2023, when providers submitted $2,993,049 in claims for these services.
Medicaid is a publicly funded health insurance initiative operated by the states and financed in partnership by federal and state governments. It provides coverage for low-income individuals and families, seniors, children and individuals living with disabilities, and remains one of the largest components of the U.S. health care system.
Since Medicaid funding is sourced from taxpayers, shifts in local billing highlight how public health care funds are distributed within communities.
The “Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment” classification includes Medicaid-billed services grouped by the specific care delivered, using standardized HCPCS and CPT code categories. For this analysis, each billing code was placed into a single service type according to consistent code ranges and prefixes, enabling related services to be grouped appropriately and preserving accurate rankings while avoiding double counting.
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment represented the leading category for total Medicaid payments in Huntingdon in 2024, outpacing all other types of care analyzed.
The category also came in first for total Medicaid payments statewide in Pennsylvania in 2024.
From 2019 to 2024, Medicaid spending on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment in Huntingdon grew by $3,489,756, equating to 723.1%. Several periods during those five years saw particularly rapid growth, including notable increases in 2021 and 2023.
Although spending was distributed across Huntingdon, the majority of Medicaid payments for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment were concentrated in just a few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 16652 accounted for $3,972,342—meaning the top 1 ZIP code made up 100% of the city’s Medicaid payments for this category that year.
Within the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category, a limited number of billing codes accounted for most Medicaid payments.
Between 2024 and 2023, Huntingdon saw a 32.7% rise in Medicaid payments for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment, far outpacing the 4.4% increase seen across all Medicaid service categories in the city during that period.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined Medicaid spending at the federal and state levels totaled about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, reflecting about 18% of all U.S. health expenditures and jumping sharply from $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This means Medicaid funding grew by approximately 40% over several years, largely due to expanded enrollment and greater utilization during and after the pandemic.
Federal budget moves during the Trump administration brought forth significant proposals to trim Medicaid funding and reorganize program structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed into law in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over 10 years. The law introduces new work requirements and increased cost-sharing that may decrease coverage and funding for some recipients. These provisions are likely to push more costs to states and limit future growth of federal Medicaid aid, even as the program continues to support tens of millions across the U.S.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $482,586 | – |
| 2021 | $2,701,062 | 459.7% |
| 2022 | $2,600,277 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | $2,993,049 | 15.1% |
| 2024 | $3,972,342 | 32.7% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $3,972,342 | 55.7% |
| 2 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $1,605,747 | 22.5% |
| 3 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $793,305 | 11.1% |
| 4 | Evaluation and Management | $631,964 | 8.9% |
| 5 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $50,314 | 0.7% |
| 6 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $49,699 | 0.7% |
| 7 | Durable Medical Equipment | $16,384 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Procedures / Professional Services | $6,242 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Vision Services | $4,488 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Radiology Procedures | $3,247 | <0.1% |
| 11 | Surgery | $582 | <0.1% |
| 12 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| H0046 | Mental health service, nos | $2,863,486 | 12 |
| H0039 | Asser com tx face-face/15min | $919,321 | 12 |
| H2021 | Com wrap-around sv, 15 min | $135,025 | 12 |
| H0034 | Med trng & support per 15min | $51,697 | 20 |
| H0001 | Alcohol and/or drug assess | $2,813 | 2 |
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.
