Oakridge Medicaid providers billed $5,258 for services within the Medicine Services and Procedures category during 2024, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented an increase of 75.5% compared to 2023, when $2,996 was billed for the same service type.
Medicaid is a state-run, publicly funded health insurance initiative, supported by both federal and state governments. It provides health coverage for low-income adults and children, seniors, and those with disabilities, making it a key component of the national health care system.
Because public funds finance Medicaid, fluctuations in local billing highlight how community health care dollars are distributed.
The “Medicine Services and Procedures” category encompasses a range of Medicaid-billed services, categorized by care type under existing HCPCS and CPT codes. For this report, each billing code is sorted into a single service group using uniform code prefixes and number ranges. This approach allows for cohesive analysis without overlap and maintains accurate longitudinal rankings.
Overall Medicaid spending saw increases in several categories. In 2024, Medicine Services and Procedures represented the second highest Medicaid payment category in Oakridge.
Statewide in Oregon, the Medicine Services and Procedures category ranked third in total payments for 2024.
From 2020 through 2024, Oakridge’s Medicaid payments for Medicine Services and Procedures rose by $34,915, an 86.9% increase. Growth picked up during specific years, with notable year-over-year jumps documented in 2023 and 2022.
While these service payments were distributed throughout Oakridge, most payments came from just a few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 97463 accounted for $5,257 of total payments. The top 1 ZIP codes made up 100% of all such payments in Oakridge that year.
Payments under the Medicine Services and Procedures group centered on a small subset of billing codes.
Compared to a 60.9% rise across all Medicaid claim categories in Oakridge between 2024 and 2023, payments tied specifically to Medicine Services and Procedures increased by 75.5% in the same period.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, joint federal and state Medicaid expenditures were about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, roughly 18% of national health spending, reflecting a significant jump from $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This surge translates to about 40% growth in just a few years, propelled in part by expanded membership and higher usage rates during and after the pandemic.
Recent federal appropriations legislation from the Trump administration included major proposals to reduce federal funding for Medicaid and change the program’s structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over the next decade. It imposes work requirements and expanded cost-sharing, which may cut coverage and funds for some recipients. These elements will shift more expense onto states and constrain federal contributions as Medicaid remains a major health care coverage source for millions.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $40,172 | -27.4% |
| 2021 | $19,601 | -51.2% |
| 2022 | $19,433 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | $2,996 | -84.6% |
| 2024 | $5,257 | 75.5% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $9,336 | 48.9% |
| 2 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $5,257 | 27.5% |
| 3 | Evaluation and Management | $4,495 | 23.6% |
| 4 | Surgery | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90832 | Psytx w pt 30 minutes | $5,257 | 2 |
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.
