Salome Medicaid providers received $54,581 in payments for services under the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies in 2024, as reported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This was an increase of 3.2% compared with 2023, when the total for the category was $52,901.
Medicaid, administered by individual states and funded jointly by federal and state governments, provides coverage to low-income residents, older adults, children, and those with disabilities, making it one of the largest segments of the U.S. health care system.
Because Medicaid is taxpayer funded, variations in billing levels reflect decisions on the community allocation of public health care funds.
The “National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies” category groups Medicaid claims by type of service, using standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings. Each code for this report was assigned to one service category using uniform code prefixes and ranges, enabling consistent service comparisons while maintaining ranking integrity and avoiding duplicated counts.
Among all Medicaid service categories in Salome, National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies generated the most Medicaid payments in 2024.
Statewide, this category also led in total Medicaid payments in Arizona for 2024.
Over the five years leading up to 2024, Salome saw Medicaid payments in this category rise by $1,500, or 2.8%. The growth rate accelerated during certain years, with significant year-over-year increases noted for 2020 and 2023.
While these Medicaid payments were distributed across Salome, most funding was concentrated within a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 85348 accounted for $54,581, making up 100% of Medicaid payments tied to this category in the city for the year.
Within this service grouping, Medicaid payments focused on a small set of individual billing codes.
For additional context, payments for this category in Salome grew by 3.2% between 2024 and 2023, compared with a 1.9% increase across all Medicaid categories in Salome during the same time frame.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined state and federal Medicaid spending totaled approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, representing about 18% of total U.S. health spending, a steep rise from $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This jump reflects an approximately 40% increase over several years, largely attributed to higher enrollment and greater utilization during and following the pandemic.
Recent federal budget actions during the Trump administration have included several major proposals to cut federal Medicaid outlays and alter the program’s structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is anticipated to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion over 10 years and introduces cost-sharing and work requirements that could reduce access and funding for some enrollees. These changes are projected to transfer more financial responsibility to states and curb the increase of federal Medicaid support, as the program continues to serve tens of millions nationwide.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $53,081 | 222.1% |
| 2021 | $49,951 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | $44,992 | -9.9% |
| 2023 | $52,901 | 17.6% |
| 2024 | $54,581 | 3.2% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $54,581 | 10<0.1% |
| 2 | Evaluation and Management | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1015 | Clinic service | $54,581 | 9 |
Note: HCPCS codes are provided for context within the category. Figures and orderings in this article are based on service groupings rather than individual billing codes.
This article’s information comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The original data set can be found here.
