White Settlement Medicaid payments for state agency codes climb to $266,943 in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in White Settlement submitted $266,943 in claims for services under the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database show. This reflects a 6.7% rise from the previous year, when claims totaled $250,223 for the same services.

Medicaid operates as a state-administered public health insurance program, jointly funded by federal and state governments, and provides coverage for low-income individuals and families, seniors, children, and those with disabilities. It stands as one of the largest sectors within the U.S. health care system. For more details on funding, see the Commonwealth Fund explainer.

Since Medicaid payments are sourced from taxpayers, changes in local billing amounts indicate shifts in how public health care resources are distributed within communities.

The “National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies” category encompasses a collection of Medicaid-billed services, defined by care type through standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings. Each billing code in this analysis was mapped to a single service category using designated code prefixes and numeric ranges, ensuring related services are analyzed together, double counting is avoided, and accurate rankings are maintained over time.

National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies was the leading Medicaid payment category by amount in White Settlement in 2024, even as other service categories also saw an increase in spending.

Statewide in Texas, National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies was the second largest Medicaid category in terms of total payments for 2024.

Examining the five years preceding 2024, Medicaid payments tied to National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies in White Settlement grew by $180,425, representing an increase of 208.5%. Spending growth was particularly robust during certain intervals, with pronounced year-over-year gains in both 2023 and 2021.

Though services in the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category were billed citywide, most payments were concentrated in a few ZIP codes. In particular, ZIP code 76108 accounted for $266,943 in Medicaid payments under this category in 2024, making up 100% of these payments for White Settlement during the year.

A small set of individual billing codes captured the majority of Medicaid funds within the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category.

For added context, White Settlement’s 6.7% growth in Medicaid payments within this category compared to the previous year. Across all Medicaid claims in the city, the year-over-year increase was 8.1% during the same period.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid spending reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, which represented roughly 18% of all U.S. national health expenditures and showed a sharp rise from $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This 40% growth over a few years was primarily driven by increased enrollment and demand before and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget laws enacted during the Trump administration have introduced major proposals to reduce federal Medicaid funding and change the program’s structure. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in 2025, is expected to cut over $1 trillion in federal Medicaid funding over a decade and introduces work requirements and higher cost-sharing. These new policies could reduce access and funding for some recipients, shift more financial responsibility to states, and slow the pace of federal Medicaid growth, despite the program continuing to serve millions across the country.

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.