Evans Mills sees $21,554 in Medicaid spending for ambulance and transport services in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Evans Mills billed $21,554 under the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represents a 215.9% jump compared with 2023, when providers submitted $6,823 in claims for the same service type.

Medicaid is a public health program managed by states and funded jointly by federal and state governments. It serves low-income groups, including individuals and families, seniors, children and people with disabilities, making it one of the nation’s largest health care programs.

Since Medicaid payments are provided through taxpayer funds, adjustments in local billing amounts reflect the distribution of public health dollars within a given area.

The “Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies” category covers services classified by the care provided, based on standard HCPCS and CPT code groupings. In this review, billing codes were grouped within a single service category using set code prefixes and numbers, supporting consolidated service tracking and accuracy in reporting and rankings.

Though Medicaid spending climbed across multiple categories in Evans Mills, Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies had the second-highest Medicaid payment total for 2024.

Statewide in New York, Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies ranked eighth among all payment categories for Medicaid in 2024.

Across the five years ending in 2024, Medicaid payments connected to Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies in Evans Mills grew by $18,814, or 686.7%. Notably, substantial year-over-year growth was recorded in both 2021 and 2022.

Although expenditures for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies extended citywide, the bulk of Medicaid payments were concentrated within a few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 13637 accounted for $21,554 in spending, making up 100% of Medicaid payments in this category in Evans Mills that year.

Payments were focused on a small set of specific billing codes within the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category.

Compared to a 215.9% increase for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies payments in Evans Mills from 2023 to 2024, Medicaid claims citywide rose by 1655.8% across all categories during the same timeframe.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, overall federal and state Medicaid spending reached approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, representing about 18% of the nation’s health expenditures, a substantial gain from $613.5 billion in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This expansion marks an increase of nearly 40% in just a few years, mostly due to broader Medicaid enrollment and greater use throughout and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget measures during the Trump administration have included significant proposals to curtail federal Medicaid funding and alter the program’s framework. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which became law in 2025, is expected to cut more than $1 trillion in federal Medicaid funding over the next 10 years and introduce changes such as work requirements and greater cost-sharing, which may affect coverage or funding for certain recipients. These measures could result in increased costs for states and slow the growth of federal Medicaid support, even as the program continues to cover tens of millions of Americans.

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.