Ambulance and other transport Medicaid payments in Woodland Park climb 19.7% in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Woodland Park billed $342,434 for services in the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category, figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database show. This represents a 19.7% rise from 2023, when $286,075 in claims were filed for the same category.

Medicaid is a public insurance program operated by individual states and funded through a joint arrangement by federal and state governments. It provides coverage for low-income people and families, seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities, making it one of the country’s largest health care programs.

Because Medicaid dollars originate from taxpayers, local fluctuations in billing highlight how public health funding is distributed in specific communities.

The “Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies” service grouping includes Medicaid billing codes identified by service type, following standardized HCPCS and CPT categories. For this reporting, service codes were categorized under single groupings using uniform code prefixes and ranges, ensuring that related services were counted without duplication and ranked accurately over different years.

Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies held the second-highest total Medicaid payments among service categories in Woodland Park in 2024, with spending rising across various groups.

Statewide, this category also ranked second by total Medicaid payments in Colorado for 2024.

Between 2019 and 2024, Medicaid payments in Woodland Park for this category went up by $305,697, or 832.1%. Periods such as 2022 and 2023 saw especially notable annual increases in spending.

Although these payments were made throughout Woodland Park, they were highly concentrated in specific ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 80863 accounted for $342,433 in Medicaid payments linked to this service type, making up 100% of these payments in the city that year.

Within the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies group, a small set of billing codes represented the bulk of Medicaid payments.

Comparing Woodland Park’s Medicaid spending increases, the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category rose by 19.7% between 2024 and 2023, while all Medicaid claim categories combined in the city increased by 36.1% over the same period.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports that federal and state Medicaid outlays reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up roughly 18% of the country’s overall health expenditures. This is a notable rise from roughly $613.5 billion in 2019, observed just before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The rise marks a roughly 40% jump in a short period, driven primarily by expanded participant enrollment and greater medical service usage during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget measures under the Trump administration have brought major proposals to cut federal Medicaid funding and implement new program structures. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” was enacted in 2025 and is forecast to trim federal Medicaid payments by more than $1 trillion over 10 years. It also enacts new policies, such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing, potentially reducing financial support and access to coverage for certain recipients. This federal shift is expected to leave states responsible for a larger portion of costs while restricting federal growth even as the program continues to serve millions nationwide.

Note: HCPCS codes are referenced for context within the category. Totals and rankings presented are based on aggregated service groups, not individual billing codes.

Data in this article is sourced from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. Access the original dataset here.