Eudora Medicaid payments for Medicine Services and Procedures reach $100,608 in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Eudora billed a total of $100,608 for services under the Medicine Services and Procedures category, as reported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This amount reflects a 30.7% rise from 2023, when providers submitted $76,990 in claims for these services.

Medicaid, a public insurance program overseen by states and financed jointly by federal and state governments, serves low-income people and families, seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities, ranking among the largest segments of the nation’s health care system.

Since Medicaid funding is taxpayer-based, shifts in local claims reflect how health care money is used in a given community.

The “Medicine Services and Procedures” category groups Medicaid claims according to the type of care provided, determined by standard HCPCS and CPT coding systems. For this report, each billing code was linked to one service group using established code prefixes and number ranges, which allowed a review of grouped services with no duplication and accurate trend comparisons over time.

Although Medicaid spending went up in several categories, Medicine Services and Procedures was the third-highest by total Medicaid payments in Eudora in 2024.

Within Arkansas, Medicine Services and Procedures ranked second for total Medicaid payments across the state in 2024.

Medicaid payments in Eudora tied to the Medicine Services and Procedures category rose by $17,953, or 21.7%, over the five years leading into 2024. The fastest growth took place in certain years, with especially strong annual increases in 2021 and 2022.

While spending in the Medicine Services and Procedures category was found citywide, the payments were focused in a small number of ZIP codes. For 2024, ZIP code 71640 received the highest Medicaid payments in this category, accounting for $100,607. This ZIP code made up 100% of Medicine Services and Procedures Medicaid payments in Eudora during the year.

These Medicaid payments were heavily concentrated among a small subset of billing codes within the Medicine Services and Procedures category.

Comparatively, Eudora’s Medicaid payments for Medicine Services and Procedures climbed 30.7% between 2023 and 2024, while all Medicaid claim categories in the city increased by 5.8% for the same period.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid spending totaled about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, which represented around 18% of total U.S. health expenditures and was up sharply from $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This change marks an increase of roughly 40% within a few years, primarily caused by expanded enrollment and greater use of the program during and after the pandemic period.

Recent federal budget measures under the Trump administration contain significant proposals to lower federal Medicaid spending and revamp the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid funding by over $1 trillion in the next decade and includes provisions such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing, which could reduce access and coverage for some recipients. As a result, more costs are likely to shift to the states, potentially limiting federal support even while Medicaid remains crucial for tens of millions in the U.S.

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.