Lincoln Park Medicaid spending on ambulance and transport services reaches $1,658,359 in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Lincoln Park reported $1,658,359 in billings under the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies classification, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. That total reflects a 12.5% increase over 2023, when claims in this category reached $1,473,610.

Medicaid is a government health insurance program administered by the states and jointly funded by federal and state governments. Coverage is provided for low-income individuals and families, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, making it one of the major components of the U.S. health care system.

Because public funds finance Medicaid, shifts in local billing give a picture of how public health dollars are spent in a community.

The Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category comprises Medicaid-billed services grouped by type, determined by standardized HCPCS and CPT code sets. Each code for this report was allocated to only one service category with consistent code ranges and prefixes to support accurate tracking across time and avoid duplicate counts.

While Medicaid expenditures were up in several service categories, Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies stood as the second-largest category by total Medicaid payments in Lincoln Park in 2024.

Statewide in Michigan, Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies ranked seventh in total Medicaid payments for 2024.

Between 2019 and 2024, Medicaid payments to Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies in Lincoln Park grew by $1,337,553, marking a 416.9% increase. Accelerated growth was observed during certain intervals, notably in 2021 and 2022, with significant annual gains.

Although spending for the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category spanned Lincoln Park, most payments were concentrated in select ZIP codes. For 2024, ZIP code 48146 recorded $1,658,358, representing 100% of the category’s Medicaid payments for the city.

Within this service category, Medicaid funds were focused on a relatively small set of billing codes.

Comparing 2024 to 2023, Medicaid payments for the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category in Lincoln Park jumped 12.5%, while overall Medicaid claim categories in the city increased by 9.9% during the same interval.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data show federal and state Medicaid spending totaled about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, about 18% of U.S. health spending, rising from $613.5 billion in 2019, ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This jump reflects around 40% growth in just several years, driven mainly by more enrollment and higher service use during and following the pandemic.

Recent federal budget measures under the Trump administration have introduced several major proposals to curtail federal Medicaid funding and alter program structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in 2025, anticipates over $1 trillion in federal Medicaid cuts in the next decade, plus new work requirements and higher cost-sharing that could reduce support and coverage for some enrollees. The changes are expected to shift more financial responsibility to states and curb federal growth even as Medicaid remains vital for tens of millions.

Note: HCPCS codes are provided to give category context. Rankings and category totals in this story use standardized service groupings instead of individual codes.

Data for this article came from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The source is available here.