Medicaid payments for National Codes Established services in Jasper reach $381,012 in 2024

Medicaid providers in Jasper reported $381,012 in billing for services under the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This figure represents a 7% increase from 2023, when $355,936 was billed for these services.

Medicaid is a public insurance program managed by states and supported jointly by federal and state governments. It provides coverage for low-income residents, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it one of the country’s largest health care programs.

Since Medicaid funding comes from taxpayers, shifts in local billing outline how a community’s public health care spending is distributed.

The “National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies” category includes a selection of Medicaid billing codes defined by the type of care, with standardized HCPCS and CPT groupings. This analysis assigned each code to a single service category based on code prefixes and ranges, helping group related services without double counting and maintaining consistent tracking over time.

Spending increased across several categories, with National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies ranked highest by total Medicaid payments in Jasper during 2024.

Statewide in Arkansas, the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category also ranked first by total payments in 2024.

Between 2019 and 2024, Medicaid payments tied to National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies in Jasper climbed by $121,832, or 47%. The growth rate rose during certain intervals, notably in 2021 and 2023.

Although Medicaid payments for this category covered services throughout Jasper, the amounts were largely centralized in a few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 72641 saw $381,011 in claims, accounting for 100% of the city’s Medicaid payments in this category for the year.

Within this category, a small number of billing codes accounted for the majority of Medicaid payments.

To compare, Medicaid payments related to the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category in Jasper rose 7% from 2023 to 2024, while overall Medicaid claim categories in the city saw a 65.4% change during the same timeframe.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, joint federal and state spending on Medicaid totaled about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up nearly 18% of national health expenditures—well above the $613.5 billion recorded in 2019 ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This increase reflects roughly 40% growth within several years, with increases driven largely by rising enrollment and greater use during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget measures under the Trump administration have introduced major proposals aimed at cutting federal Medicaid funding and redesigning the program. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, is projected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over the next decade. The law includes requirements such as work mandates and higher cost-sharing that may reduce coverage and funding for some beneficiaries. These provisions are expected to increase states’ financial responsibilities and slow the growth of federal Medicaid support while the program continues serving 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.