Medicaid expenditures for ambulance and transport services total $13,511 in Moriarty in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Moriarty submitted $13,511 in claims for services categorized as Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented an 18.9% rise over 2023, when total claims for the same services amounted to $11,361.

Medicaid is a public health insurance program overseen by individual states and financed by both federal and state governments. Its coverage extends to low-income people and families, the elderly, children, and those with disabilities, making it a central part of the health care system in the United States.

As taxpayer funds sustain Medicaid, variations in local billing demonstrate how community health care spending is distributed.

The “Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies” segment consists of services billed to Medicaid and identified with specific codes assigned based on the type of care provided. This analysis grouped each billing code by its prefix and range to ensure consistent classification, prevent duplicate counting, and maintain ranking accuracy over the years.

Though funding grew across various types of services, Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies was the third largest by Medicaid payments in Moriarty in 2024.

Statewide, Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies ranked fifth for total Medicaid payments in New Mexico for 2024.

From 2019 through 2024, Medicaid payments for the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category in Moriarty surged by $13,011, or 2603.3%. Certain periods saw notable yearly gains, especially during 2021 and 2022.

Medicaid spending in this category was distributed throughout Moriarty but concentrated in fewer ZIP codes. In 2024, all $13,511 in Medicaid payments linked to Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies were recorded in ZIP code 87035, accounting for 100% of related payments in the city for the year.

Within the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category, Medicaid payments focused around a relatively small group of individual billing codes.

Between 2024 and 2023, payments for this service type climbed by 18.9% in Moriarty, while overall Medicaid spending for all claim types grew by 3.5% citywide in the same timeframe.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports that state and federal Medicaid expenditures reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, covering roughly 18% of national health spending—an increase from approximately $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This growth represents an increase of approximately 40% over just a few years, largely fueled by greater enrollment and care utilization during and after the pandemic.

Recently enacted federal budget legislation during the Trump administration included significant measures to trim federal Medicaid outlays and adjust the program’s structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion in the next decade and establishes policies such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing, which could limit both coverage and funding for some recipients. These changes are likely to increase fiscal responsibility for states and restrict the expansion of federal Medicaid assistance, even as the program continues to support millions nationwide.

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.