In 2024, Medicaid providers in Westminster billed $214,504 for services in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represents a 6% rise from 2023, when $202,386 in claims were submitted for the same services.
Medicaid is a public health insurance program managed by states and funded jointly by federal and state governments. It offers coverage to low-income individuals and families, seniors, children and people with disabilities, making it one of the core components of the U.S. health care system.
Because taxpayer contributions support Medicaid payments, shifts in local billing levels highlight how public health care funds are distributed in an area.
The “Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment” classification includes a group of Medicaid services identified by the type of care delivered, using standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings. Each billing code was assigned to one service category for this analysis, applying uniform code prefixes and numeric ranges so that related services were grouped together without double counting and to keep rankings consistent over time.
Medicaid spending grew in several service categories, though Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment placed eighth for total Medicaid payments in Westminster in 2024.
For California overall, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category ranked fourth statewide for total payments in 2024.
Between 2019 and 2024, Medicaid payments for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category in Westminster grew by $9,942, or 4.4%. Periods of faster spending growth appeared in certain years, including notable year-over-year gains in 2022 and 2020.
Spending for services within the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category was distributed throughout Westminster, but payment amounts were heavily concentrated within several ZIP codes. In 2024, the ZIP code 92683 recorded Medicaid payments of $214,503 linked to this service category. Together, the leading ZIP code accounted for 100% of all Medicaid payments for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment in Westminster for the year.
Within the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category, Medicaid spending was focused on a small selection of specific billing codes.
In comparison, Medicaid payments related to Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment in Westminster climbed 6% year over year between 2024 and 2023, versus a 23.2% change for all Medicaid claim categories citywide in the same period.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, federal and state Medicaid expenditures totaled about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023. That accounted for roughly 18% of national health spending, having increased sharply from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The jump in spending marks roughly a 40% increase in just a few years, driven in large part by broader enrollment and higher service use during and following the pandemic.
Recent federal budget legislation passed during the Trump administration set forward significant proposals for reduced federal Medicaid funding and program restructuring. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid expenditures by over $1 trillion in the next decade and establishes measures such as work requirements and raised cost-sharing, potentially limiting benefits and federal support for some enrollees. As a result, more costs are anticipated to shift to the states and federally funded growth could become more limited, although the program still provides coverage for millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $224,445 | 1.4% |
| 2021 | $214,960 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | $345,292 | 60.6% |
| 2023 | $202,386 | -41.4% |
| 2024 | $214,503 | 6% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dental Services | $3,376,284 | 21.7% |
| 2 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $2,897,003 | 18.6% |
| 3 | Evaluation and Management | $2,743,639 | 17.6% |
| 4 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $2,572,387 | 16.5% |
| 5 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $1,083,252 | 7% |
| 6 | Surgery | $895,021 | 5.8% |
| 7 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $684,205 | 4.4% |
| 8 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $214,503 | 1.4% |
| 9 | Anesthesia | $209,986 | 1.3% |
| 10 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $209,100 | 1.3% |
| 11 | Procedures / Professional Services | $176,263 | 1.1% |
| 12 | Radiology Procedures | $154,028 | 1% |
| 13 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $144,595 | 0.9% |
| 14 | Hearing Services | $66,032 | 0.4% |
| 15 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $52,218 | 0.3% |
| 16 | Durable Medical Equipment | $42,238 | 0.3% |
| 17 | Durable medical equipment (DME) Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) | $14,541 | 0.1% |
| 18 | Orthotic Procedures and services | $11,925 | 0.1% |
| 19 | Vision Services | $6,717 | <0.1% |
| 20 | Administrative, Miscellaneous and Investigational | $720 | <0.1% |
| 21 | Temporary Codes | $560 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| H0001 | Alcohol and/or drug assess | $99,829 | 5 |
| H0004 | Alcohol and/or drug services | $64,761 | 4 |
| H0005 | Alcohol and/or drug services | $46,763 | 4 |
| H1001 | Antepartum management | $3,149 | 1 |
| H0049 | Alcohol/drug screening | $0 | 3 |
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.
