In 2024, providers in Mount Holly Springs billed $71,984 to Medicaid for services categorized as Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending data. This amount represents a 38.9% increase over 2023, when providers filed $51,828 in claims for those services.
Medicaid, a public health insurance system overseen by states and funded through state and federal collaboration, serves low-income people, families, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, ranking as one of the nation’s largest health care program components.
Because Medicaid is funded by taxpayers, changes in local billing reflect how government health care finances are distributed in the community.
The “Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies” category encompasses Medicaid-reimbursed services defined by care type using standard HCPCS and CPT codes. For this analysis, each code was assigned to a consistent category based on its prefix and numeric range, grouping similar services and enabling accurate year-to-year ranking without double counting.
Although several service groups saw increased spending, Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies had the highest total Medicaid payments in Mount Holly Springs in 2024.
Statewide, Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies ranked sixth in total Medicaid payments across Pennsylvania for 2024.
Between 2019 and 2024, Medicaid payments for this service category in Mount Holly Springs grew by $65,684, a 1042.6% increase. The pace of growth picked up in certain years, with pronounced increases observed in 2021 and 2023.
The city’s spending on this category was distributed across different areas, but payments in 2024 were heavily concentrated in just a few ZIP codes. That year, ZIP code 17065 saw the full $71,984 in Medicaid payments for the category, comprising 100% of annual citywide spending in this group.
A limited set of billing codes constituted most Medicaid claims for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies in Mount Holly Springs.
When comparing year-over-year changes, Medicaid claims for this ambulance category rose 38.9% between 2024 and 2023, mirroring the 38.9% growth for all Medicaid claim types in the city during the timeframe.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, federal and state Medicaid expenditures totaled about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, representing approximately 18% of national health spending—an increase from roughly $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The rise reflects about 40% growth in a few years, driven mainly by greater enrollment and increased use of services during and following the pandemic.
Recent budget legislation under the Trump administration has included major moves to cap or cut federal Medicaid spending and alter its structure. One example, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is anticipated to reduce federal Medicaid funding by over $1 trillion over a decade and incorporate measures like work requirements and more cost-sharing by enrollees. These changes could diminish coverage for some beneficiaries and shift more health program costs to states.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6,300 | – |
| 2021 | $36,508 | 479.5% |
| 2022 | $28,314 | -22.4% |
| 2023 | $51,828 | 83% |
| 2024 | $71,984 | 38.9% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $71,984 | 10<0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| A0429 | Bls-emergency | $58,555 | 8 |
| A0425 | Ground mileage | $13,428 | 8 |
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.
