Baldwinsville Medicaid payments for ambulance and transport services reach $254,265 in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers filed claims totaling $254,265 for services within the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category in Baldwinsville, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows. This represents an increase of 0.4% compared with 2023, when providers billed $253,355 in claims for this category.

Medicaid serves as a public health insurance program, administered by states and funded jointly by both federal and state governments. It provides coverage to low-income families and individuals, seniors, children and people with disabilities, making it a significant component of the U.S. healthcare system.

Since Medicaid is financed by taxpayers, shifting local billing totals reflect how public healthcare funds are distributed within communities.

The “Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies” designation includes a collection of Medicaid services grouped based on standardized HCPCS and CPT codes. Billing codes are sorted into service categories by analyzing code prefixes and numeric ranges, supporting consistent tracking of related services while preventing duplicated counts and ensuring accurate rankings over time.

Countywide, Medicaid spending increased among several service categories, with Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies making up the third-highest total in Baldwinsville for 2024.

For all of New York, Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies ranked as the eighth largest Medicaid payment category in 2024.

In the five years leading up to 2024, Medicaid payments connected with the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category in Baldwinsville climbed by $56,443—a 28.5% rise. Years such as 2020 and 2023 saw particularly notable increases year over year.

Though Medicaid spending on Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies was distributed throughout Baldwinsville, most payments came from a small set of ZIP codes. The single highest in 2024—ZIP code 13027—accounted for $254,264, and comprised 100% of all Medicaid funds attributed to this services group that year.

Most Medicaid payments in the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category were also concentrated within a handful of unique billing codes.

Compared to a 0.4% jump for this service category between 2024 and 2023, all Medicaid claim categories citywide varied by 22% over the same interval.

Data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services notes that federal and state Medicaid spending combined reached approximately $871.7 billion for fiscal 2023. That accounts for about 18% of all United States health expenditures—up significantly from the roughly $613.5 billion before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019.

This surge reflects an increase of about 40% over just a few years, mostly attributed to higher enrollment and increased utilization both during and after the pandemic era.

Recent federal budget legislation enacted under the Trump administration includes major proposals to reduce federal Medicaid contributions and shift the program’s structure. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” currently law as of 2025, is slated to reduce federal Medicaid expenditures by more than $1 trillion over the next decade, and adds measures like work requirements and increased cost-sharing that could curb coverage or funding for certain recipients. The anticipated impact is to move more of the financial burden to states and slow federal growth for Medicaid, even as the system continues to serve tens of millions nationally.

Note: HCPCS codes are provided to illustrate the category. Groupings and article rankings rely on standardized service categories rather than solely individual billing codes.

Details for this report came from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. Access the source data here.