Quincy sees $2,852,466 in Medicaid spending for National Codes category in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers based in Quincy submitted $2,852,466 in claims for services grouped under the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This was an 86.8% increase from 2023, when submissions totaled $1,526,908 for the same service group.

Medicaid is a state-operated public health insurance program funded jointly by federal and state budgets. It provides coverage for low-income families, seniors, children and those with disabilities, representing a substantial component of the U.S. health care framework.

Because taxpayer dollars fund Medicaid payments, fluctuations in local billing show how public health care resources are directed throughout the community.

The “National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies” designates a set of services defined by the type of care, sorted into standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings. For this analysis, each code was classified under a single service area based on consistent prefixes and numerical ranges, ensuring related services were grouped without double counting and maintaining continuity in rankings over time.

Although several service categories saw higher Medicaid reimbursements, National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies accounted for the largest share in Quincy for 2024.

Statewide in Ohio, payouts for the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category also ranked the highest for total Medicaid disbursements in 2024.

Between 2019 and 2024, Quincy experienced a $2,403,838 rise—or 535.8% increase—in Medicaid payments for National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies. Growth accelerated at intervals, particularly in 2020 and 2023, with pronounced yearly gains during these times.

While these funds supported care throughout the city, spending concentrated within a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 43343 represented $2,852,466 in Medicaid claims within this category. The top ZIP code comprised 100% of all such Medicaid payments for Quincy this year.

Within National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies, individual billing codes accounted for a large proportion of the category’s Medicaid reimbursements.

Looking at the same period, Quincy’s Medicaid payments for National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies rose 86.8% from 2023 to 2024, mirroring the 86.8% uptick observed across all Medicaid claim categories in the city.

Data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services show combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures totaled roughly $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023—that’s around 18% of the country’s total health spending—rising sharply from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

This represents about 40% growth in a short span, with drivers including increased program enrollment and greater demand during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budgets under the Trump administration have introduced broad proposals to shrink federal Medicaid support and restructure the program. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in 2025, is anticipated to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion in the coming ten years. It also adds policies like work requirements and higher cost-sharing, potentially impacting coverage and funding for some recipients. These policy shifts could transfer increased costs to states and restrict the future expansion of Medicaid spending, even as millions continue to rely on it nationwide.

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.