Landisburg Medicaid payments for ambulance, transport services rise to $2,610 in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Landisburg submitted $2,610 in claims for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies, based on data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented an increase of 253.2% from 2023, when $739 was billed for the same category of services.

Medicaid is a government-run health insurance program jointly financed by state and federal governments, with funding support from both levels. The program provides coverage to low-income people, families, children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities, making it a significant component of the nation’s health care framework.

Since Medicaid spending comes from taxpayer contributions, shifts in the amounts billed locally reflect how community health care resources are distributed.

The “Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies” classification includes a variety of Medicaid-reimbursed services, grouped by care type using standardized HCPCS and CPT codes. For this review, each billing code aligned with a single service group via common code prefixes and ranges, enabling a clear view of service patterns while preventing overlap and maintaining accurate comparisons over time.

Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies led all Medicaid spending categories in Landisburg in 2024 by total dollars paid.

Statewide, this category stood at sixth place for Medicaid spending in Pennsylvania during 2024.

Over the five years prior to 2024, Medicaid payments associated with Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies in Landisburg grew by $2,610, or 0%. The pace of growth accelerated in certain periods, with particularly notable annual increases observed in 2023 and 2022.

Although Medicaid reimbursement for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies was distributed across the city, payments were concentrated within a small set of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 17040 accounted for the full $2,610 in Medicaid spending for this service type. As a result, the top 1 ZIP code represented 100% of all Medicaid payments in this category for Landisburg that year.

Within the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies group, Medicaid disbursements were concentrated in only a few billing codes.

To compare, between 2024 and 2023, Medicaid payments for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies in Landisburg increased by 253.2%, closely mirroring a 253.1% increase across all Medicaid claim categories in the city for the same period.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, total Medicaid expenditures from federal and state sources were about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, comprising roughly 18% of all national health spending, a sharp rise from approximately $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

This represents around 40% growth in just a few years, largely driven by expanded program participation and increased service usage during and following the pandemic.

Recent federal budget measures introduced during the Trump administration have featured major proposals to reduce federal Medicaid contributions and reorganize the program’s structure. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which became law in 2025, is expected to trim federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over 10 years while implementing requirements such as work mandates and higher cost-sharing. These changes could limit both coverage and funding for some recipients, shifting greater share of costs to states and restricting federal Medicaid growth even as the program continues to serve tens of millions nationwide.

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.