Medicaid providers in Tecumseh charged a total of $46,544 in 2024 for Medicine Services and Procedures, based on figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This was a rise of 70.3% from 2023, when providers submitted $27,330 in claims for the same service group.
Medicaid is a public insurance program administered by states and funded jointly by federal and state governments. It covers low-income individuals, families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it a core component of the U.S. health care system.
Because Medicaid spending comes from taxpayers, fluctuations in local billing levels reflect how public health care dollars are distributed within a community.
The “Medicine Services and Procedures” grouping includes Medicaid-billed services categorized by care type and defined by standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings. For this analysis, each billing code was assigned to one service group using consistent code prefixes and ranges, ensuring related services could be analyzed together while preventing double counting and keeping rankings comparable across years.
Though Medicaid spending rose in several service groups, Medicine Services and Procedures led all other categories in Tecumseh by total Medicaid payments in 2024.
Across Kansas, the Medicine Services and Procedures category ranked fourth by total Medicaid payments in 2024.
Throughout the five years up to 2024, spending on Medicine Services and Procedures in Tecumseh grew by $46,544, or 0%. Spending growth quickened during specific years, with significant year-over-year gains seen in 2022 and 2022.
While spending on Medicine Services and Procedures occurred throughout Tecumseh, payments were mostly concentrated in a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 66542 had the highest Medicaid payments for this category, totaling $46,544. That ZIP code represented all Medicaid payments for Medicine Services and Procedures in the city for the year.
Payments in the Medicine Services and Procedures group were also mainly attributed to a few specific billing codes.
In comparison, Medicaid payments in Tecumseh tied to Medicine Services and Procedures increased 70.3% from 2023 to 2024, matching the percentage increase observed across all Medicaid claim categories citywide during that time.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid spending reached approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, accounting for around 18% of national health expenditures. This figure was a sharp increase from roughly $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
This growth amounts to about 40% over just a few years, largely due to increased enrollment and higher utilization during and following the pandemic.
Recent federal budget legislation under the Trump administration included substantial proposals to reduce federal Medicaid contributions and restructure how the program operates. For example, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in 2025, is expected to trim over $1 trillion in federal Medicaid spending within the next decade, introducing policies such as work requirements and increased cost-sharing that could affect both coverage and funding for certain beneficiaries. The changes may shift greater financial responsibility to states and limit federal growth for Medicaid, even as the system continues to serve tens of millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $20,422 | – |
| 2022 | $45,718 | 123.9% |
| 2023 | $27,330 | -40.2% |
| 2024 | $46,544 | 70.3% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $46,544 | 10<0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97165 | Ot eval low complex 30 min | $19,843 | 13 |
| 97161 | Pt eval low complex 20 min | $15,648 | 20 |
| 97535 | Self care mngment training | $5,883 | 11 |
| 97530 | Therapeutic activities | $4,853 | 17 |
| 97542 | Wheelchair mngment training | $217 | 1 |
| 97755 | Assistive technology assess | $97 | 1 |
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.
