Catlettsburg Medicaid claims for Medicine Services and Procedures surge over 1,300% in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Catlettsburg submitted $64,400 in claims for services falling under the Medicine Services and Procedures category, based on data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This total reflects a 1,332.1% jump compared with 2023, when claims for the same category amounted to $4,497.

Medicaid, a public health insurance program managed by states and jointly funded by the federal and state governments, provides coverage for low-income individuals, seniors, children, and people with disabilities. It remains a significant segment of the U.S. health care system.

Since Medicaid costs are taxpayer funded, shifts in local billing reflect changes in the allocation of public health care resources within communities.

The “Medicine Services and Procedures” category groups a range of Medicaid services defined by care type, leveraging standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings. In this report, each billing code was categorized into a single service area using consistent code prefixes and number ranges, ensuring related services are examined together, avoiding overlap, and maintaining accurate rankings over time.

Although Medicaid spending rose in several service categories, Medicine Services and Procedures ranked as the top category by total Medicaid payments in Catlettsburg for 2024.

Across Kentucky, this category held fourth place statewide for total Medicaid payments in 2024.

During the five years preceding 2024, Medicaid payments associated with Medicine Services and Procedures in Catlettsburg rose by $64,400, or 0%. Some years saw rapid growth, particularly with marked year-on-year increases in 2023 and 2022.

Spending on Medicine Services and Procedures services was spread throughout Catlettsburg, but the claims were highly concentrated in a few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 41129 accounted for $64,400 in Medicaid payments, making up 100% of the city’s total for this service type.

Within this service category, a small number of individual billing codes concentrated most Medicaid payments.

Looking at the overall trend, Medicaid payments for Medicine Services and Procedures in Catlettsburg rose 1,332.1% from 2023 to 2024, matching the overall change seen across all Medicaid claim categories in the city for the same time frame.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, total federal and state Medicaid spending reached approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, accounting for about 18% of total U.S. health expenditures, up from nearly $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

This shift marks an increase of about 40% in a few years, mainly due to increased enrollment and utilization during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget measures introduced under the Trump administration have included notable plans to reduce federal Medicaid funding and modify the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is forecasted to cut over $1 trillion in federal Medicaid spending in the coming decade and establishes policies such as work requirements and additional cost sharing, which could decrease coverage and funding for certain beneficiaries. These policies are expected to shift further costs to the states and restrain the growth of federal Medicaid support, even as millions continue to rely on the program.

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.