Grayson’s Medicaid spending on Medicine Services and Procedures climbs to $94,832 in 2024

In 2024, Grayson Medicaid providers billed $94,832 for care within the Medicine Services and Procedures category, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This amount reflects a 53.8% jump from the previous year, when claims for these services totaled $61,661.

Medicaid is a state-operated health insurance program funded collectively by the federal and state governments. It provides coverage for low-income residents, seniors, children and individuals with disabilities, forming one of the core segments of the U.S. health system.

Given that Medicaid funding is sourced from taxpayers, fluctuations in local billing help illustrate the community’s allocation of public health care resources.

The “Medicine Services and Procedures” category includes a set of Medicaid-billed services distinguished by care type using specific HCPCS and CPT code groupings. In this analysis, every billing code was categorized into one service type using standardized prefixes and numbers, letting similar services be grouped together for comparison while reducing duplicate counts and maintaining historic ranking accuracy.

Although multiple categories saw increased Medicaid expenditures, Medicine Services and Procedures received the most Medicaid payments in Grayson during 2024.

Statewide, the Medicine Services and Procedures category placed sixth in Louisiana in terms of total Medicaid outlays for 2024.

During the five years before 2024, Medicaid payments to Medicine Services and Procedures in Grayson grew by $94,832, or 0%. Certain periods showed faster spending growth, with significant year-over-year rises seen in both 2023 and 2022.

Spending on Medicine Services and Procedures was dispersed citywide but was most focused within certain ZIP codes. For 2024, ZIP code 71435 recorded the top Medicaid total in this category: $94,832, representing 100% of all Medicine Services and Procedures Medicaid payments in Grayson for the year.

Individual billing codes accounted for most of the Medicaid dollars within the Medicine Services and Procedures category.

Looking further, Grayson’s Medicaid payments for Medicine Services and Procedures rose 53.8% between 2024 and 2023, mirroring the 53.8% change seen across all claim categories citywide in the same timeframe.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported federal and state Medicaid spending of about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, around 18% of total national health costs. This was a sharp increase from $613.5 billion recorded before the pandemic in 2019.

This shift equates to around 40% growth over a relatively short period, fueled largely by enrollment increases and rising use during and following the pandemic.

Recent budget acts during Trump’s presidency included major steps to curb federal Medicaid contributions and adjust program framework. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid funding by more than $1 trillion over 10 years and implements measures like work requirements and higher cost-sharing, potentially reducing access for some beneficiaries. These changes are likely to require states to take on more costs and limit how quickly federal Medicaid aid can expand, although the program will still serve millions across the U.S.

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.