Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment draws $7,224,803 in Medicaid funding in Delta for 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Delta billed a total of $7,224,803 for services categorized under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment, based on data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represents an increase of 15.4% compared with 2023, when $6,261,256 in claims were submitted for the same services.

Medicaid, which is operated by states and receives joint funding from both federal and state governments, serves low-income people, seniors, children and those with disabilities, making it a central part of the U.S. health care landscape. For more detail, see this explainer.

Because Medicaid payments are funded by taxpayers, fluctuations in billing in any area reveal how public health care funds are distributed locally.

The “Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment” designation includes a collection of Medicaid-billed services as defined by specific HCPCS and CPT code groupings. For this review, each billing code fell under a single service category based on consistent code prefixes and ranges, allowing accurate aggregation of related services while removing double counting and maintaining ranking precision over time.

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment was the leading Medicaid payment category in Delta for 2024, outpacing other service types in total spending.

Across Colorado, this service category ranked third in total Medicaid payments for 2024.

During the five years preceding 2024, Medicaid payments connected to Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment in Delta rose by $623,891, or 9.5%. Payment growth accelerated during certain spans, with notable annual jumps reported in 2023 and 2022.

While these payments were distributed throughout the city, amounts were heavily concentrated within specific ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 81416 alone accounted for Medicaid payments totaling $7,224,803, representing 100% of the payments for this service category in Delta for the year across the top ZIP codes.

Medicaid reimbursement within the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category was focused on a small number of individual billing codes.

Comparing changes, Medicaid payments for these services in Delta climbed 15.4% from 2023 to 2024, while payments across all Medicaid claim types in the city increased by 23% during that period.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid spending was about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up roughly 18% of total U.S. health outlays—a significant jump from approximately $613.5 billion in 2019, before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This growth equates to roughly 40% over just a few years, primarily due to expanded enrollment and increased use during and following the pandemic.

Recent federal budget legislation during the Trump administration brought major proposals for reducing federal Medicaid funding and restructuring the program. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to cut more than $1 trillion in federal Medicaid expenditures over 10 years and introduces measures like work requirements and greater cost-sharing, potentially reducing coverage and funding for certain recipients. These policy changes are projected to transfer additional financial responsibility to states and may slow federal support growth, while Medicaid continues to serve 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.