In 2024, Medicaid providers in Auburn billed $547,792 for services under the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category, according to information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This total represented a 1.3% rise over 2023, when providers filed $540,872 in claims for these services.
Medicaid is a public insurance program managed by the states and funded in partnership by federal and state governments. The program provides coverage for individuals and families with low incomes, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, and is among the largest components of the U.S. health care system.
Since Medicaid payments use taxpayer dollars, shifts in billing amounts can reveal how health care resources are distributed locally.
The category “Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies” covers a group of Medicaid-billed services defined by the nature of the care, organized by standard HCPCS and CPT code ranges. In this review, each billing code was attributed to a single service group following consistent prefixes and numbers, making it possible to group related services while maintaining clear tracking and rankings over time.
Although Medicaid spending increased in several service areas, Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies was the sixth-largest category in Auburn by total Medicaid payments for 2024.
At the state level in New York, Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies placed eighth in Medicaid payments by category in 2024.
Between 2019 and 2024, Medicaid payments for the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category in Auburn increased by $32,224, or 6.3%. Growth in spending quickened at certain times, with standout yearly increases in 2023 and 2020.
Although spending for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies was spread throughout Auburn, the funds were mainly paid out in a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 13021, with $547,792, represented all Medicaid payments for this category in Auburn. The top ZIP code accounted for 100% of funds in the category during this year.
Within the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies grouping, most Medicaid payments went to just a few billing codes.
For comparison, Auburn saw a 1.3% increase in Medicaid payments for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies from 2023 to 2024, while all Medicaid claim categories saw a 34.7% shift over that same period in the city.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state spending on Medicaid reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up about 18% of total national health care expenditures—a significant increase from $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This jump means Medicaid spending grew nearly 40% within a few years, heavily influenced by increased enrollment and higher use of services through and after the pandemic.
Recent federal budget laws enacted under the Trump administration have proposed substantial cuts to federal Medicaid funding and structural changes to the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid funding by more than $1 trillion in the next 10 years and includes policy measures such as work requirements and higher out-of-pocket costs, which could affect coverage and funding for certain groups. These reforms are likely to transfer a larger share of Medicaid expenses to state governments and restrict future federal funding growth, even as the program serves tens of millions nationwide.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $515,567 | 12% |
| 2021 | $534,691 | 3.7% |
| 2022 | $445,928 | -16.6% |
| 2023 | $540,871 | 21.3% |
| 2024 | $547,792 | 1.3% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evaluation and Management | $5,790,003 | 36.2% |
| 2 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $3,984,081 | 24.9% |
| 3 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $2,234,432 | 14% |
| 4 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $703,677 | 4.4% |
| 5 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $649,521 | 4.1% |
| 6 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $547,792 | 3.4% |
| 7 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $546,993 | 3.4% |
| 8 | Surgery | $531,441 | 3.3% |
| 9 | Radiology Procedures | $422,403 | 2.6% |
| 10 | Dental Services | $218,473 | 1.4% |
| 11 | Procedures / Professional Services | $159,220 | 1% |
| 12 | Durable Medical Equipment | $79,113 | 0.5% |
| 13 | Vision Services | $77,673 | 0.5% |
| 14 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $28,319 | 0.2% |
| 15 | Temporary Codes | $3,256 | <0.1% |
| 16 | Administrative, Miscellaneous and Investigational | $2,084 | <0.1% |
| 17 | Durable medical equipment (DME) Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) | $1,955 | <0.1% |
| 18 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $580 | <0.1% |
| 19 | Outpatient PPS | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| A0427 | Als1-emergency | $261,416 | 11 |
| A0429 | Bls-emergency | $240,674 | 11 |
| A0425 | Ground mileage | $45,701 | 11 |
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.
