Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows that Medicaid providers in Parsons billed $438,050 for services in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category during 2024. This represents a 234.6% rise compared to the $130,898 claimed for these services in 2023.
Medicaid is administered by states with funding provided jointly by federal and state governments. It serves low-income individuals and families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities—making it a major segment of the U.S. health care system.
Since Medicaid payments are taxpayer-funded, shifts in local billing amounts reveal how public health care funding is distributed within a community.
The “Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment” category includes a set of Medicaid services classified by care type and informed by standardized HCPCS and CPT codes. Services are grouped and analyzed using consistent code prefixes and ranges, ensuring categories remain distinct for accurate year-over-year comparisons and rankings.
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment placed second among all Medicaid service categories by total payments in Parsons in 2024, following an increase across multiple categories.
For all of West Virginia, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment group ranked third by Medicaid payment totals in 2024.
Medicaid expenses tied to Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment services in Parsons rose by $84,432, or 23.9%, from five years earlier up to 2024. Periods such as 2020 and 2022 saw more pronounced growth year over year.
Most spending for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment services was concentrated within a smaller set of ZIP codes in the city. In 2024, ZIP code 26287 accounted for the full $438,050 total, making up 100% of Medicaid claims in this category for Parsons that year.
Similarly, Medicaid payments in this category were distributed among a relatively small count of billing codes.
When compared to all Medicaid claim categories in Parsons, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment services saw a 234.6% increase between 2024 and 2023 versus a 10.2% overall change across all categories during the same time frame.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data reports that combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023. This amounted to around 18% of overall U.S. health spending, a substantial climb from roughly $613.5 billion in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This equates to a roughly 40% increase in several years, mainly attributed to greater program enrollment and increased utilization amid and after the pandemic.
Federal budget measures under the Trump administration have proposed major federal Medicaid funding reductions and program restructuring. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” approved in 2025, is set to reduce over $1 trillion in federal Medicaid outlays over 10 years, and introduces work requirements and higher cost-sharing—potentially limiting coverage and funds for certain beneficiaries. The changes are projected to shift more costs to states and slow the growth of federal support as Medicaid continues to serve tens of millions.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $353,618 | 25.4% |
| 2021 | $250,558 | -29.1% |
| 2023 | $130,897 | -47.8% |
| 2024 | $438,050 | 234.7% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $1,987,010 | 79.4% |
| 2 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $438,050 | 17.5% |
| 3 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $51,231 | 2% |
| 4 | Procedures / Professional Services | $21,455 | 0.9% |
| 5 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $4,900 | 0.2% |
| 6 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $151 | <0.1% |
| 7 | Dental Services | $140 | <0.1% |
| 8 | Evaluation and Management | $10 | <0.1% |
| 9 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $0 | <0.1% |
| 9 | Surgery | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| H0019 | Alcohol and/or drug services | $438,050 | 6 |
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.
