Medicaid spending on Medicine Services and Procedures in Keyser rises 8.6% in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Keyser charged $447,244 for treatments grouped 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 amount was up 8.6% from 2023, when claims for these services totaled $411,642.

Medicaid is a state-operated public health insurance program, funded jointly by federal and state governments. The program insures low-income residents, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it a significant component of the U.S. health care system.

Since Medicaid payments are funded by taxpayers, changes in local billing activity indicate how publicly funded health care dollars are directed in the area.

The “Medicine Services and Procedures” label includes a collection of Medicaid-supported services, defined by specific care types and grouped via established HCPCS and CPT code categories. Each code was allocated to a single service group for this analysis, based on consistent code prefixes and numerical ranges, ensuring related services were reviewed together and preventing duplicate counting or misranking over time.

Although overall Medicaid payments grew in multiple service types, Medicine Services and Procedures ranked sixth for total Medicaid expenditure in Keyser in 2024.

Statewide, Medicine Services and Procedures came in sixth among top Medicaid service categories for total payments in West Virginia in 2024.

Between 2019 and 2024, Medicaid disbursements in Keyser associated with the Medicine Services and Procedures category rose by $451,948, or 50.3%. Specific periods, notably 2020 and 2023, saw substantial year-to-year growth in these claims.

While these services were provided throughout Keyser, most Medicaid payments for Medicine Services and Procedures in 2024 were concentrated within a small selection of ZIP codes. Specifically, ZIP code 26726 was responsible for $447,244—representing 100% of Keyser’s total Medicaid spending in this category that year.

Payments within the Medicine Services and Procedures category were focused around a select number of billing codes.

Comparatively, Medicaid expenditures for Medicine Services and Procedures in Keyser increased 8.6% from 2023 to 2024. During the same interval, all Medicaid claim categories in the city saw a 22% shift in payouts.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid outlays totaled roughly $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, about 18% of total national health expenses—an increase from about $613.5 billion in 2019, ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This jump marks growth of approximately 40% over several years, primarily due to greater enrollment and higher usage during and after the pandemic.

The Trump administration enacted major proposals to limit federal Medicaid funding and reshape the structure of the program through recent federal budget legislation. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed in 2025, is estimated to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over the next 10 years. The policy introduces requirements such as work mandates and raised cost-sharing, potentially decreasing access and funding for certain recipients. As a result, states may face higher costs and reduced federal support, even as Medicaid continues to cover 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.