Pollock Medicaid payments for National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies climbed to $888,532 in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Pollock submitted $888,532 in claims for services included in the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category, as reported by data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a 7.3% rise compared with the prior year, when claims in this category totaled $828,325.

Medicaid, a state-run program with joint state and federal funding, offers health insurance coverage to low-income individuals, families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities, making it a core component of the U.S. health care system.

Since Medicaid is funded by taxpayers, shifts in local billing volumes reflect how public health funding is distributed throughout each community.

The “National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies” grouping encompasses specific Medicaid-reimbursed services described by standardized HCPCS and CPT code ranges established for this category. This analysis assigns each billing code to one service category using consistent code prefixes and numbers, which permits evaluation of related services while ensuring accuracy in service totals and rankings across years.

National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies received more Medicaid spending than any other service category in Pollock for 2024, outpacing all other Medicaid groups in the city.

At the state level, National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies ranked second in Louisiana by Medicaid payment volume for 2024.

Between 2019 and 2024, Medicaid payments for the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category in Pollock increased by $630,118—a growth of 243.8%. Acceleration periods saw notable year-over-year spending hikes, especially in 2022 and 2023.

Although Medicaid spending occurred in various parts of Pollock, the majority was concentrated in just a few ZIP codes. For 2024, ZIP code 71467 accounted for $888,532 in this service category, representing 100% of National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies Medicaid payments in the city.

Within this category, Medicaid spending was distributed primarily among a few specific billing codes.

From 2023 to 2024, National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies payments in Pollock climbed 7.3%, compared with a 0.4% shift recorded across all Medicaid claim categories locally during the same time frame.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports that total federal and state Medicaid spending reached about $871.7 billion for fiscal year 2023. This amounted to roughly 18% of total U.S. health expenditures and reflected a sharp jump from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the pandemic.

The increase, which amounts to nearly 40% in a few years, was primarily the result of expanded Medicaid enrollment and higher service use during and after the pandemic era.

Congressional budget measures enacted during the Trump administration have set forth significant changes to federal Medicaid funding, including large-scale reductions and program restructuring. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, is projected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion over the next decade and implements policies like work requirements and greater cost-sharing. These changes could lessen coverage and funding for some beneficiaries, shift a greater financial burden onto states, and curb the growth of federal Medicaid contributions, even as millions continue to depend on the benefit.

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.