In 2024, Medicaid providers in Sundance billed $1,478 for Medicine Services and Procedures, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows. This figure marks a 57.1% jump compared with 2023, when billed claims for the same services totaled $941.
Medicaid is a jointly funded public health insurance program managed by states and the federal government through collaborative efforts. It provides coverage for low-income people, families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it one of the largest components of U.S. health care.
Because taxpayer funding supports Medicaid payments, shifts in community billing amounts reflect how public health care resources are distributed locally.
The “Medicine Services and Procedures” classification covers various Medicaid-billed services grouped by care type using standardized HCPCS and CPT codes. Each billing code was assigned one service category for this review, based on consistent prefixes and number ranges, to group similar services, prevent double-counting, and provide accurate rankings over time.
Though Medicaid payment increases spanned several categories, Medicine Services and Procedures was the second-highest category in Sundance by total Medicaid payments for 2024.
Statewide, the Medicine Services and Procedures category ranked third overall for Medicaid payments in Wyoming in 2024.
From 2019 through 2024, Sundance saw Medicaid payments for Medicine Services and Procedures climb by $668, or 31.1%. Spending accelerated in particular years, with especially large year-over-year gains in 2020 and 2023.
Citywide spending for Medicine Services and Procedures was distributed across Sundance, but payments were focused in a limited number of ZIP codes. One ZIP code, 82729, was responsible for the full $1,478 Medicaid payments for this category in 2024, making up 100% of related spending that year.
Within the Medicine Services and Procedures category, a small subset of individual billing codes accounted for the majority of Medicaid payments.
When compared with overall Medicaid claim categories in Sundance, Medicine Services and Procedures payments rose 57.1% between 2024 and 2023, versus a 14.7% change across all categories in the same period.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services report that combined federal and state Medicaid spending reached about $871.7 billion in the 2023 fiscal year—roughly 18% of total U.S. health expenditures—a significant increase from approximately $613.5 billion in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The growth represents an approximately 40% increase in just a few years, mainly attributed to expanding enrollment and increased use during and after the pandemic period.
Recent federal budget laws passed during the Trump administration included major proposals to decrease federal Medicaid funding and restructure the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in 2025, is expected to cut more than $1 trillion in federal Medicaid spending over the next decade and brings policies such as work requirements and greater cost-sharing, which could reduce both coverage and funding for some recipients. The changes are likely to shift additional costs to states and restrain growth in federal Medicaid support, even as the program continues to cover tens of millions nationwide.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2,146 | 626.3% |
| 2022 | $266 | -87.6% |
| 2023 | $940 | 252.8% |
| 2024 | $1,478 | 57.1% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $130,956 | 98.7% |
| 2 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $1,478 | 1.1% |
| 3 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $220 | 0.2% |
| 4 | Evaluation and Management | $93 | 0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90460 | Im admin 1st/only component | $1,167 | 3 |
| 90656 | Iiv3 vacc no prsv 0.5 ml im | $311 | 1 |
Note: HCPCS codes are provided for reference within the groupings. Category totals and rankings in this report are compiled from standardized service categories rather than at the individual code level.
Data for this article is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. Access the source data here.
