Ambulance and transport Medicaid payments in Woodlyn climb to $209,512, up 105% in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Woodlyn submitted $209,512 in claims categorized as Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database show. This total represented a 105% rise from 2023, during which $102,217 in claims for these services was recorded.

Medicaid, a state-administered program jointly funded by federal and state governments, offers coverage to low-income individuals and families, including seniors, children, and people with disabilities. It remains one of the largest parts of the U.S. health care structure. For more funding details, see the Commonwealth Fund.

These taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments reflect how communities allocate spending on public health care services.

The Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category is defined by service codes, using HCPCS and CPT groupings, and includes services matching set code prefixes and numbers. Each code in this analysis was mapped to a single category for reporting accuracy, removing double counting and maintaining historical rankings.

In addition to overall gains in Medicaid spending, Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies saw the highest total payments among service categories in Woodlyn in 2024.

Statewide in Pennsylvania, the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category held the sixth spot by total Medicaid payments in 2024.

Across the five years leading up to 2024, Woodlyn’s Medicaid payments for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies climbed by $209,512, or 0%. Some periods showed sharper growth, including year-over-year increases noted in 2022 and 2023.

Though payments for this service category were disbursed throughout the city, the majority were concentrated within a few ZIP codes. For 2024, ZIP code 19094 generated $209,512 in Medicaid billings, making it the sole contributor, with 100% of all payments for this service category coming from one ZIP code in Woodlyn that year.

A small number of billing codes made up most Medicaid payments within the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category.

For additional perspective, Medicaid payments for this service group in Woodlyn jumped 105% between 2024 and 2023, while overall citywide Medicaid payments for all claim categories increased 134.6% within the same period.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported that combined federal and state Medicaid spending reached roughly $871.7 billion for fiscal year 2023, making up about 18% of total national health expenditures—a substantial rise from about $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This jump reflects an increase of approximately 40% over several years, mainly due to expanded enrollment and higher health service use during and after the pandemic.

Federal budget changes during the Trump administration included major proposals to reduce federal Medicaid spending and change how the program works. Notably, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed in 2025, is set to cut over $1 trillion in federal Medicaid funding over the next decade. The law introduces policies such as work requirements and greater cost-sharing, potentially reducing coverage and resources for certain beneficiaries. These adjustments are expected to push more financial responsibility to states and slow federal Medicaid growth, despite the program serving tens of millions nationwide.

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.