Medicaid expenditures for medicine services and procedures in Balch Springs total $749 in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Balch Springs billed $749 for Medicine Services and Procedures, as reported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This figure marks a 296.3% jump compared to 2023, when claims in this category totaled $189.

Medicaid is operated by state governments and receives funding through a joint partnership between the federal and state levels. The program insures low-income individuals, families, older adults, children, and people with disabilities, ranking among the major health care payers nationally.

As these Medicaid costs are publicly funded, local spending patterns illustrate how community health dollars are invested.

The “Medicine Services and Procedures” grouping includes a range of Medicaid services categorized by the type of care delivered and is organized using standard HCPCS and CPT code classifications. To ensure proper comparisons and eliminate overlap, this analysis assigns each billing code to a single service category based on recognized code prefixes and ranges.

Spending on Medicaid increased in several service categories; in 2024, Medicine Services and Procedures placed fifth by total Medicaid disbursements in Balch Springs.

Statewide in Texas, the Medicine Services and Procedures group also ranked fifth by total Medicaid expenditures in 2024.

For the five-year span ending in 2024, Medicaid payments for the Medicine Services and Procedures category in Balch Springs increased by $749, or 0%. Some periods saw faster growth rates, particularly in 2023 and 2022 with considerable annual increases.

Although these payments for Medicine Services and Procedures were made throughout the city, the majority concentrated in just a few ZIP codes. Most notably, in 2024, ZIP code 75180 reported $749 for this category, and the top ZIP code accounted for 100.1% of the category’s Medicaid payments in Balch Springs that year.

Within this category, Medicaid spending was also centered among a small subset of claim codes.

Comparatively, while Medicine Services and Procedures spending in Balch Springs surged by 296.3% from 2023 to 2024, all Medicaid claim categories saw a 49.8% increase citywide during that same timeframe.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data shows total state and federal Medicaid expenditures reached approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, which represented about 18% of all U.S. health care expenses—an increase from roughly $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This growth equates to an approximately 40% rise in a short time period, largely driven by increased enrollment and utilization during and after the pandemic.

Federal budget policy changes adopted under the Trump administration have featured major Medicaid funding reduction measures and adjustments. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in 2025, is projected to trim over $1 trillion from federal Medicaid spending over 10 years and adds requirements such as work documentation and greater cost sharing, which could decrease benefits and funding for some users. These shifts may put more financial responsibility on states and limit the future expansion of federal Medicaid support, even as Medicaid serves tens of millions nationwide.

Note: HCPCS codes are included for category context only. Totals and rankings referenced in this article are based on broader standardized service groupings, not individual codes.

The information presented comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. Raw data can be accessed here.