Warren sees $861,218 in Medicaid spending for National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Warren billed $861,218 for services classified under the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies, based on data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This was a 1.8% rise from 2023, when claims for this service type totaled $846,187.

Medicaid is a state-run public health insurance program funded jointly by federal and state governments. It provides coverage for low-income people and families, seniors, children and people with disabilities, making it a major component of the health care system in the United States.

Because Medicaid is funded by taxpayers, fluctuations in local billing amounts reflect how public health resources are spent in a given area.

The “National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies” category includes an array of Medicaid services identified by care type, grouped by standard HCPCS and CPT code ranges. This analysis assigned each billing code to one service category based on code prefixes and number groupings, ensuring related services were reviewed together and results were accurate without double counting.

Spending on Medicaid increased across several service areas, with National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies leading all categories by total payments in Warren for 2024.

Statewide in Arkansas, the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies also ranked first by total Medicaid payment in 2024.

From 2019 to 2024, Medicaid payments in Warren for this category rose by $229,328, an increase of 36.3%. Growth was particularly strong in certain years, such as 2021 and 2022, which saw significant year-over-year increases.

Though citywide spending on this service category was distributed, most of the Medicaid payments were concentrated in specific ZIP codes. In 2024, the highest payments were in ZIP code 71671, which accounted for the full $861,218. The top ZIP code contributed 100% of all Medicaid payments for this category in Warren that year.

Within this category, Medicaid billing was largely centered on a small number of billing codes.

For further context, Warren experienced a 1.8% uptick in Medicaid payments for this category from 2023 to 2024, while all categories across the city had an 11.2% change during the same period.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined state and federal Medicaid spending reached roughly $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, about 18% of all U.S. health-care spending, up significantly from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

This represents about 40% growth in the span of several years, driven by rising enrollment and greater use of services during and after the pandemic.

Federal budget legislation during the Trump administration included major plans to scale back federal Medicaid funding and change the program’s structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in 2025, is expected to cut federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion in the next decade, adding policies like work requirements and greater cost-sharing that could reduce benefits and funding for some recipients. These adjustments could shift more of the financial responsibility to states and could slow federal Medicaid growth, even as the program continues to cover millions nationwide.

Note: HCPCS codes are presented for contextual purposes within the category. Totals and rankings are based on standardized service groupings rather than individual code reporting.

Information in this report was sourced from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. Original data is available here.