In 2024, Medicaid providers in Deerfield Beach billed a total of $2,407,756 for services within the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a 3.1% uptick compared to 2023, when the equivalent billing for these services reached $2,335,405.
Medicaid serves as a public health insurance initiative operated by the states and supported with funding from both federal and state governments. The program is designed to provide coverage to low-income individuals and families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it one of the most significant components of the U.S. health care infrastructure.
Because Medicaid payments are sourced from taxpayers, shifts in local billing reflect how public resources are utilized for community health care.
The “National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies” category encompasses a defined set of Medicaid-billed services, grouped by specific HCPCS and CPT codes. Each code was assigned to a distinct service grouping using matched code prefixes and ranges for this analysis, ensuring accurate tracking, meaningful service comparisons, and avoidance of duplicate classifications.
While Medicaid expenditures grew in multiple areas, the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category placed second among all Medicaid payment categories in Deerfield Beach in 2024.
On a state level, the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category was also ranked second for total Medicaid payments in Florida in 2024.
Looking at the five years preceding 2024, payments in this category in Deerfield Beach increased by $1,021,453, or 73.7%. Growth in spending quickened at certain times, notably showing strong year-to-year gains in both 2023 and 2021.
Although spending for the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category occurred throughout the city, payments were heavily concentrated within a small number of ZIP codes in 2024. The leading ZIP codes were 33442, with $2,371,100, and 33064, at $36,656. Combined, these two ZIP codes made up 100% of Medicaid payments in this category during the year in Deerfield Beach.
Within the service category, Medicaid payments were also focused on a relatively small segment of billing codes.
When comparing trends, Medicaid payments for the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category in Deerfield Beach grew by 3.1% from 2023 to 2024, which was slightly below the 3.7% overall rise seen across all Medicaid claim categories in the area during that same window.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, federal and state Medicaid expenditures amounted to roughly $871.7 billion for fiscal year 2023, making up about 18% of the nation’s total health care expenses. This is a significant increase from nearly $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This growth, about 40% over just a few years, was principally due to broader enrollment and increased utilization during and after the pandemic.
Recent budget legislation passed under the Trump administration included key measures to reduce federal Medicaid funding and to alter the program’s structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, is forecast to reduce federal Medicaid outlays by over $1 trillion over a decade and introduces steps such as work requirements and additional cost-sharing. These policies may lead to narrower coverage and lower funding for some enrollees, shifting increased financial responsibility to states and restraining federal funding growth, even as Medicaid remains vital for millions nationwide.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,386,302 | 1.3% |
| 2021 | $1,676,950 | 21% |
| 2022 | $1,847,751 | 10.2% |
| 2023 | $2,335,404 | 26.4% |
| 2024 | $2,407,756 | 3.1% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $4,534,544 | 37.1% |
| 2 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $2,407,756 | 19.7% |
| 3 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $2,335,444 | 19.1% |
| 4 | Procedures / Professional Services | $1,209,995 | 9.9% |
| 5 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $1,169,306 | 9.6% |
| 6 | Evaluation and Management | $407,411 | 3.3% |
| 7 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $78,578 | 0.6% |
| 8 | Dental Services | $49,337 | 0.4% |
| 9 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $25,979 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Surgery | $1,456 | <0.1% |
| 11 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2030 | Assist living waiver/month | $2,371,100 | 44 |
| T1027 | Family training & counseling | $36,656 | 11 |
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.
