In 2024, Medicaid providers in Dry Prong billed $38,091 for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment services, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented an increase of 134.5% compared to 2023, when the value of provider claims for these services was $16,241.
Medicaid, a health care program funded by both federal and state governments and administered by the states, covers low-income individuals, families, seniors, children, and those with disabilities and remains one of the largest elements of America’s health care system.
Since Medicaid dollars come from taxpayers, shifts in billing locally offer a snapshot of community health care funding utilization.
The “Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment” category encompasses services identified by treatment type, established by standardized HCPCS and CPT code groups. This analysis links each billing code to one care category using uniform code prefixes and numeric bands to ensure grouped services are evaluated together, avoiding duplicate entries and ensuring ranking accuracy over time.
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment was the second-highest Medicaid spending category in Dry Prong for 2024, among various categories that saw increased payments from Medicaid.
On the state level in Louisiana, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment was the fourth-ranked category for total Medicaid payments in 2024.
Looking across the five years preceding 2024, Medicaid payments in Dry Prong linked to Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment grew by $38,091, amounting to a 0% gain over that period. Periods of more rapid growth were observed in 2023 and 2022, with substantial year-over-year increases.
The citywide payments within the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category were distributed citywide but heavily concentrated in specific ZIP codes, with ZIP code 71423 accounting for the full $38,091 total in 2024. The top single ZIP code thus comprised 100% of all category-related Medicaid payments reported for Dry Prong that year.
Within this treatment category, most Medicaid payments were associated with a select group of billing codes.
For additional comparison, Medicaid spending in Dry Prong tied to Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment grew 134.5% from 2023 to 2024, surpassing the 3.9% change reported for all Medicaid categories locally during the same time frame.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, total federal and state Medicaid expenditures reached approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up about 18% of all national health spending, a substantial jump since 2019 when expenditures were about $613.5 billion, before the pandemic.
This accounts for roughly a 40% growth over several years, influenced largely by increased enrollment and higher usage rates during and following the COVID-19 emergency.
Recent major federal budget laws under the Trump administration have included proposals to curb federal Medicaid allocations and alter the program’s framework. As an example, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in 2025, is anticipated to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion over 10 years, introducing new measures like work requirements and higher cost-sharing that could limit coverage and reduce funding for some participants. These measures are expected to push greater financial responsibility to states while noticeably slowing the expansion of federal support despite persistent high enrollment numbers.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $16,241 | – |
| 2024 | $38,091 | 134.5% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $298,206 | 88.7% |
| 2 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $38,091 | 11.3% |
| 3 | Evaluation and Management | $0 | <0.1% |
| 3 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $0 | <0.1% |
| 3 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $0 | <0.1% |
| 3 | Procedures / Professional Services | $0 | <0.1% |
| 3 | Surgery | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| H2020 | Ther behav svc, per diem | $38,091 | 9 |
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.
