In 2024, Medicaid providers in Bridgeville submitted $6,181,547 in billings for services under the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category, as reported in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This amount represents a 14.4% increase from 2023, when providers filed $5,401,692 in claims for this service category.
Medicaid is a state-administered public health insurance program that is funded collaboratively by federal and state governments. It serves low-income families and individuals, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, making it one of the major elements in the U.S. health care framework.
Since Medicaid payments are funded by taxpayers, variations in local billing indicate how health care resources are distributed within a community.
The “Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment” classification covers a range of Medicaid-billed services, determined by the care provided and standardized HCPCS and CPT coding. For this report, each billing code was mapped to a single service category using uniform code prefixes and number ranges. This ensures related services are tracked consistently and avoids duplication, preserving accurate trends over time.
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment topped all Medicaid service categories in Bridgeville for total 2024 payments.
Statewide, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment was also the leading Medicaid service category by payment in Pennsylvania for 2024.
From 2019 through 2024, Bridgeville’s Medicaid payments for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment rose by $5,643,181, or 1048.2%. Spending accelerated especially in 2021 and 2022 with significant year-over-year gains.
Although service payments were made citywide, the majority of Medicaid funding for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment in 2024 was focused in just a few ZIP codes. ZIP code 15017 accounted for $6,181,546—the entirety of Medicaid payments in this category for Bridgeville that year.
A small subset of billing codes within the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category accounted for most Medicaid payments.
Comparing trends, Bridgeville’s Medicaid payments for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment grew by 14.4% between 2024 and 2023, outpacing the 4.3% increase observed across all Medicaid claim categories locally over the same time frame.
Data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shows that combined federal and state Medicaid spending reached approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023. This accounted for about 18% of overall U.S. health expenditures, a substantial rise from the $613.5 billion spent in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This shift means Medicaid spending jumped roughly 40% in a few years, mainly driven by increased enrollment and higher usage during and after the pandemic.
Recent federal budget legislation passed during the Trump administration proposed major reductions to federal Medicaid funding and new program structures. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is projected to cut federal Medicaid funding by over $1 trillion over 10 years and introduce measures like work requirements and increased cost-sharing. These changes could affect coverage levels and shift expenses to states, even as Medicaid remains a core program for tens of millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $538,366 | – |
| 2021 | $3,514,105 | 552.7% |
| 2022 | $4,596,479 | 30.8% |
| 2023 | $5,401,692 | 17.5% |
| 2024 | $6,181,546 | 14.4% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $6,181,546 | 50.9% |
| 2 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $1,874,184 | 15.4% |
| 3 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $1,861,628 | 15.3% |
| 4 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $763,385 | 6.3% |
| 5 | Evaluation and Management | $579,196 | 4.8% |
| 6 | Dental Services | $535,185 | 4.4% |
| 7 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $288,472 | 2.4% |
| 8 | Enteral and Parenteral Therapy | $43,949 | 0.4% |
| 9 | Durable Medical Equipment | $21,043 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Procedures / Professional Services | $36 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| H0004 | Alcohol and/or drug services | $2,410,630 | 20 |
| H2011 | Crisis interven svc, 15 min | $1,632,435 | 12 |
| H0036 | Comm psy face-face per 15min | $983,191 | 12 |
| H0035 | Mh partial hosp tx under 24h | $617,816 | 10 |
| H0034 | Med trng & support per 15min | $487,067 | 24 |
| H0046 | Mental health service, nos | $50,406 | 1 |
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.
