Glenmoore Medicaid spending on ambulance, transport services more than doubles in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Glenmoore charged $72,300 for services listed in the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending data shows. That represents a 115.5% rise from 2023, when the same services drew $33,546 in claims.

Medicaid, a jointly funded federal and state public health insurance program, covers low-income individuals and families as well as seniors, children, and people with disabilities. It plays a large role in the U.S. health care system.

Since Medicaid payments come from taxpayer funds, shifts in billing levels help reveal how health care resources are spent across communities.

The “Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies” category includes Medicaid services assigned by care type, using standardized groupings for HCPCS and CPT codes. The categorization in this analysis sorts each billing code into one group using consistent code prefixes and numbering, enabling related services to be assessed together, avoiding double counting, and maintaining accuracy in yearly rankings.

Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies took the lead among Medicaid payment categories in Glenmoore by total funds in 2024, despite broader increases in several other categories.

In the wider state context, this service group was the sixth highest for Medicaid payments in Pennsylvania in 2024.

From five years before 2024, Medicaid payments for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies in Glenmoore increased by $72,300, or 0%. The pace of spending picked up in certain years, particularly with notable gains in 2023 and 2022.

This type of Medicaid spending was distributed throughout the city, but most payments occurred in just a few ZIP codes. In 2024, the highest spending linked to these services was in ZIP code 19343, totaling $72,300. In all, the top ZIP code made up 100% of city-wide Medicaid payments for this service in Glenmoore during the year.

A small range of individual billing codes accounted for most Medicaid payments in the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category.

When compared, citywide Medicaid payments for services in this group also rose 115.5% between 2024 and 2023, matching the increase across all Medicaid categories in Glenmoore for that period.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services report that federal and state Medicaid costs reached $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up about 18% of national health expenses and rising sharply from the roughly $613.5 billion recorded in 2019 ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The jump represents about 40% growth over just a few years, driven mainly by expanded Medicaid rolls and higher usage during and after the public health emergency.

Major federal budget actions during the Trump administration have included proposed reductions to federal Medicaid funding and program restructuring. For example, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, is expected to cut more than $1 trillion in federal spending on Medicaid over the next decade, introducing work requirements and higher cost-sharing that could curtail coverage and dollars for some recipients. These changes may transfer additional costs to states and limit federal support, while Medicaid remains a crucial safety net serving 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.