In 2024, Medicaid providers in Baldwin billed a total of $2,604,790 for services in the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows. This represents a 2.3% gain from 2023, when $2,545,678 in claims were filed for the same category.
Medicaid, a government health insurance program overseen by the states and funded by both federal and state governments, serves low-income people, families, seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities. It remains among the largest components of the United States health care system.
Since Medicaid funding is sourced from taxpayers, shifts in community billing levels reflect how public health care resources are distributed locally.
The “Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare)” category includes a set of Medicaid-billed services defined by care type and identified using standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings. In this analysis, each billing code is mapped to a single service category by matching code prefixes and numeric ranges, allowing similar services to be grouped, minimizing double counting and maintaining precise rankings over time.
Spending on Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) topped all Medicaid service categories in Baldwin for 2024.
Statewide, in Louisiana, the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category was also the top Medicaid payment category for 2024.
Between 2019 and 2024, Baldwin Medicaid spending on the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category rose by $449,874, or 20.9%. Periods such as 2022 and 2021 saw particularly notable year-on-year increases.
Although these payments were dispersed throughout Baldwin, 2024 data shows that spending was concentrated in select ZIP codes. ZIP code 70514 alone accounted for $2,604,789 in MDC payments, representing 100% of Medicaid dollars linked to this category in the city for the year.
A small set of individual billing codes within the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category drove the bulk of these Medicaid payments.
When compared to total Medicaid claims in Baldwin, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) payments climbed 2.3% between 2024 and 2023, whereas spending across all Medicaid categories citywide grew 1.4% over the same time frame.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined state and federal Medicaid expenditures reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, roughly 18% of all national health expenditures, up from $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This rise marks a growth rate of about 40% over several years, largely due to increased enrollment and greater service use during and after the pandemic.
Recent federal budget legislation under the Trump administration included major efforts to reduce federal Medicaid funding and change the program’s structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in 2025, is expected to cut over $1 trillion in federal Medicaid spending in the next decade and adds new policies, such as work requirements and more cost-sharing, that may impact coverage and funding for certain enrollees. These measures could increase costs for states and slow the growth of federal Medicaid support even though the program continues to serve millions nationwide.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2,154,915 | 0.9% |
| 2021 | $2,228,825 | 3.4% |
| 2022 | $2,468,843 | 10.8% |
| 2023 | $2,545,677 | 3.1% |
| 2024 | $2,604,789 | 2.3% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $2,604,789 | 94% |
| 2 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $119,654 | 4.3% |
| 3 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $46,607 | 1.7% |
| 4 | Evaluation and Management | $0 | <0.1% |
| 4 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $0 | <0.1% |
| 4 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5125 | Attendant care service /15m | $2,604,789 | 12 |
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.
