Medicaid payments for Medicine Services and Procedures climb to $32,561 in Mancos in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Mancos billed a total of $32,561 for services under the Medicine Services and Procedures category, based on figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a 197.8% growth over 2023, a year in which providers submitted $10,935 in claims for the same services.

Medicaid is administered at the state level with joint funding from federal and state governments, according to the Commonwealth Fund. The program offers health coverage to low-income residents, including families, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, making it a major segment of the nation’s health care landscape.

As taxpayer dollars fund Medicaid payments, local changes in billing levels reflect the community distribution of public health care resources.

The “Medicine Services and Procedures” group includes services categorized by care type, using standardized HCPCS and CPT code classifications. Each billing code utilized for this data analysis was assigned to one category through uniform code prefixes and numeric ranges to ensure comparability without double counting, maintaining accuracy across time frames and rankings.

Although spending grew in several categories, Medicine Services and Procedures finished as the second highest Medicaid payment category in Mancos for 2024.

Statewide in Colorado, Medicine Services and Procedures ranked fifth in total Medicaid payments for 2024.

Looking at the five years before 2024, Mancos saw Medicaid spending for Medicine Services and Procedures rise by $4,851, or 13%. The spending rate accelerated in specific periods, particularly with notable year-over-year rises recorded in 2020 and 2023.

Within Mancos, allocations for Medicine Services and Procedures spanned the city, but payment activity was heavily focused in a few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 81328 accounted for $23,459, and 81321 for $9,101, with these two areas making up 100% of local Medicaid payments tied to this service category.

For this category, Medicaid payments were also concentrated across a select number of billing codes.

Comparatively, Medicaid payments for Medicine Services and Procedures surged by 197.8% from 2023 to 2024 in Mancos, whereas the city’s overall Medicaid claims for all categories rose by 53.6% during the same timeframe.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports combined federal and state Medicaid spending reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023—roughly 18% of all U.S. health expenditures—up from approximately $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This increase equates to about 40% growth within a few years, largely attributed to expanded enrollment and higher service use during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget measures passed during the Trump administration now include proposals for major reductions to federal Medicaid funding and program changes. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to decrease federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over the coming decade. This law introduces policy shifts, including work requirements and greater cost-sharing, that could affect coverage and funding for some enrollees. Such adjustments are projected to pass increased financial pressure onto states and potentially limit the growth in federal Medicaid aid, even as the program remains integral for tens of 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.