In 2024, providers in Litchfield Park submitted $13,797 in Medicaid claims for services categorized as Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a 1074.2% jump from 2023, when claims for the same services totaled $1,175.
Medicaid is a state-administered public insurance initiative funded collaboratively by federal and state governments. It provides coverage for low-income individuals and families, senior citizens, children, and people with disabilities, making it a significant part of the U.S. health care system.
Since Medicaid is financed with taxpayer dollars, shifts in local billing patterns indicate how resources are distributed for public health services in the community.
The “Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies” category groups Medicaid-billed services defined by care type, based on standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings. For this report, billing codes were assigned to a single category through consistent prefix and numbering ranges, allowing analysis without duplication and maintaining accurate rankings.
While Medicaid expenditures increased across different service types, Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies placed eighth for total Medicaid payments in Litchfield Park for 2024.
Statewide in Arizona, Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies was sixth among categories with the highest Medicaid payments in 2024.
Over five years leading to 2024, Medicaid spending tied to Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies in Litchfield Park rose by $7,197, or 34.3%. Growth in spending accelerated at times, with significant annual increases noted in both 2021 and 2022.
Although these services were provided throughout Litchfield Park, the billing amounts were concentrated in a few specific ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 85340 accounted for $13,796, making up 100% of Medicaid payments in this category for the city that year.
Within the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category, Medicaid expenditures were focused on just a handful of billing codes.
Comparatively, the 1074.2% increase in Medicaid payments for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies in Litchfield Park for 2024 outpaced the 7.8% overall change across all Medicaid claim categories in the locality over the same interval.
Data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shows that combined federal and state Medicaid outlays totaled about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, amounting to roughly 18% of overall national health expenditures. This figure is up significantly from about $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
This increase amounts to growth of about 40% over several years, mainly due to greater enrollment and higher use of services during and following the pandemic.
Recent federal budget measures under the Trump administration included major proposals to scale back federal Medicaid funding and change program structure. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which became law in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion in the next decade. It introduces measures such as work requirements and increased cost-sharing, which could limit eligibility and funding for certain recipients. These adjustments are set to shift more expenses to states and slow the rate of federal Medicaid support while the program continues to serve tens of millions in the U.S.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $20,993 | -41.3% |
| 2021 | $30,822 | 46.8% |
| 2022 | $19,327 | -37.3% |
| 2023 | $1,175 | -93.9% |
| 2024 | $13,796 | 1073.9% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $2,841,937 | 39% |
| 2 | Evaluation and Management | $1,660,240 | 22.8% |
| 3 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $1,090,161 | 15% |
| 4 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $695,921 | 9.6% |
| 5 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $494,843 | 6.8% |
| 6 | Radiology Procedures | $235,344 | 3.2% |
| 7 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $233,187 | 3.2% |
| 8 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $13,796 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Dental Services | $7,811 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Surgery | $3,914 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $742 | <0.1% |
| 12 | Temporary Codes | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| A0120 | Noner transport mini-bus | $13,796 | 2 |
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.
