Providers in Buckeye received $2,115,468 under Medicaid for services within the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category in 2024, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This figure represented a 55.3% increase from 2023, when claims for the same services totaled $1,361,832.
Medicaid, a public health insurance program administered by states and funded through federal and state collaboration, serves low-income people and families, elderly individuals, children, and people with disabilities, making it one of the foundational elements of the U.S. health care system.
Because taxpayer funding covers Medicaid, increases or decreases in local claims show how these public health resources are utilized in each community.
The “Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment” classification groups a range of Medicaid services by the specific care they provide, as defined by uniform HCPCS and CPT code groupings. Each code was assigned to one service type based on predefined code prefixes and ranges, supporting analysis of like services without duplication and for clearer comparison over time.
Though multiple categories experienced growth in Medicaid payments, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment was ranked third by overall Medicaid spending in Buckeye during 2024.
For Arizona as a whole, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category placed fourth in total Medicaid payments for 2024.
Analyzing the period from five years prior to 2024, Medicaid payments for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category in Buckeye increased by $1,469,153, or 227.3%. Notable annual growth periods included both 2022 and 2020.
Within Buckeye, spending was distributed, but concentrated mostly within a few ZIP codes. For 2024, ZIP code 85326 accounted for $1,836,094 and 85396 recorded $279,373 in Medicaid payments, together comprising all Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment-related Medicaid payments reported in the city for the year.
Additionally, payments in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category largely derived from a limited set of individual billing codes.
To provide context, the 55.3% jump in Medicaid spending for this specialized care in Buckeye from 2023 to 2024 compared with a 3.7% change seen across all Medicaid service categories in the locality during this time.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data shows overall combined Medicaid funding by state and federal sources totaled approximately $871.7 billion in the 2023 fiscal year, which represented roughly 18% of the nation’s total health spending, notably higher than the $613.5 billion reported in 2019, before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This signifies growth of about 40% within several years, primarily due to expanded beneficiary enrollment and greater service usage linked to and following the pandemic.
Recent years have also seen Congressional budget actions, including measures to reduce federal Medicaid support and reform program structures. Legislation such as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is projected to decrease federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion over the coming decade, introducing new requirements and cost-sharing that could lessen coverage and available funding for some participants. These changes are expected to transfer a larger share of responsibility to state budgets, which could restrict federal support even while Medicaid continues to provide health coverage for millions.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $646,314 | 16.2% |
| 2021 | $687,254 | 6.3% |
| 2022 | $1,218,518 | 77.3% |
| 2023 | $1,361,831 | 11.8% |
| 2024 | $2,115,468 | 55.3% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evaluation and Management | $2,846,537 | 29.4% |
| 2 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $2,467,516 | 25.5% |
| 3 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $2,115,468 | 21.9% |
| 4 | Radiology Procedures | $904,643 | 9.3% |
| 5 | Dental Services | $525,959 | 5.4% |
| 6 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $333,831 | 3.4% |
| 7 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $300,093 | 3.1% |
| 8 | Surgery | $77,143 | 0.8% |
| 9 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $53,112 | 0.5% |
| 10 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $52,788 | 0.5% |
| 11 | Coronavirus Diagnostic Panel | $0 | <0.1% |
| 11 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $0 | <0.1% |
| 11 | Procedures / Professional Services | $0 | <0.1% |
| 11 | Temporary Codes | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| H0004 | Alcohol and/or drug services | $606,874 | 29 |
| H2016 | Comp comm supp svc, per diem | $587,209 | 11 |
| H0018 | Alcohol and/or drug services | $358,457 | 4 |
| H0038 | Self-help/peer svc per 15min | $152,823 | 5 |
| H2010 | Comprehensive med svc 15 min | $150,286 | 10 |
| H0031 | Mh health assess by non-md | $76,161 | 20 |
| H2027 | Psychoed svc, per 15 min | $66,837 | 3 |
| H0020 | Alcohol and/or drug services | $40,758 | 13 |
| H2014 | Skills train and dev, 15 min | $37,455 | 3 |
| H0033 | Oral med adm direct observe | $19,300 | 3 |
| H0023 | Alcohol and/or drug outreach | $7,091 | 5 |
| H0025 | Alcohol and/or drug preventi | $6,889 | 3 |
| H2017 | Psysoc rehab svc, per 15 min | $4,871 | 2 |
| H0001 | Alcohol and/or drug assess | $451 | 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.
