Maurice Medicaid spending on durable medical equipment rises to $5,404 in 2024

In Maurice, Medicaid providers billed $5,404 for services grouped under the Durable Medical Equipment category in 2024, as reported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This reflected a 65.4% increase from 2023, when the total for the same service category was $3,268.

Medicaid is a government-run public health insurance program, supported by both federal and state funding. The program serves low-income individuals and families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities, representing a major segment of the U.S. health care system.

Because Medicaid funding is sourced from taxpayer dollars, shifts in local billing reveal how public health spending is directed within a community.

The “Durable Medical Equipment” group covers a range of Medicaid-billed services identified by care type, following established HCPCS and CPT code groupings. Each billing code for this analysis was matched to a single service group through consistent codification, allowing for grouped service review, avoiding duplicates, and supporting accurate year-to-year comparisons.

Although spending through Medicaid increased across several service groups, Durable Medical Equipment placed second for total Medicaid payments in Maurice in 2024.

At the Louisiana state level, the Durable Medical Equipment category ranked 11th for total Medicaid payments in 2024.

Over the five years before 2024, Medicaid spending tied to Durable Medical Equipment in Maurice increased by $2,154, or 28.5%. Growth in spending picked up during particular years, with notable increases between 2020 and 2021.

Spending for Durable Medical Equipment in Maurice was spread across the city, but payment amounts were concentrated in a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 70555 accounted for $5,403 in Medicaid spending for this category. The top 1 ZIP code made up 100% of all Durable Medical Equipment Medicaid payments in Maurice for the year.

Within Durable Medical Equipment, most Medicaid payments were concentrated into a select few billing codes.

To compare, Medicaid payments tied to Durable Medical Equipment in Maurice rose by 65.4% from 2023 to 2024, while all Medicaid claims in the city increased by 17.3% during the same timeframe.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined state and federal Medicaid spending reached approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, or about 18% of total U.S. health expenditures. This rose from around $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This signifies growth of nearly 40% over just a few years, mainly fueled by expanded enrollment and increased demand during and following the pandemic.

Recent federal budget measures enacted during the Trump administration included major plans to reduce federal Medicaid funding and restructure the system. For example, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to cut more than $1 trillion from federal Medicaid spending over 10 years and implements changes like work requirements and higher cost-sharing. These policies could lower coverage and funding for some users. The new rules are projected to increase state financial responsibility and constrain future federal Medicaid growth, even as the program continues serving tens of millions.

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.