Bridgeport Medicaid providers reported $1,087,080 in billings for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment services in 2024, as detailed in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a 16.3% increase from 2023 levels, when claims totaled $934,483 for the same set of services.
Medicaid, a joint program between the federal government and individual states, provides public health insurance coverage to low-income residents, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it a key part of the U.S. health care system. More information is available at the Commonwealth Fund website.
Because taxpayer funds finance Medicaid, shifts in local billing volumes illustrate how health care funding is distributed within communities.
The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category includes a range of Medicaid-billed services classified according to HCPCS and CPT code groupings. For this report, each code was placed into a single category by matching code prefixes and number ranges, grouping similar services together and ensuring accuracy without overlap in totals or rankings.
Spending increased in several Medicaid service groups, yet Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment held the fourth spot for total Medicaid payments in Bridgeport in 2024.
Statewide in West Virginia, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category ranked third by overall Medicaid spending for 2024.
Looking at the five-year trend through 2024, Medicaid payments for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment in Bridgeport totaled $1,087,080—showing no net change, but select years, like 2023 and 2022, saw periods of marked annual growth.
Expenditures for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment were spread throughout Bridgeport, but few ZIP codes accounted for most payments. In 2024, ZIP code 26330 alone was associated with $1,087,080 in Medicaid payments, representing all Medicaid spending on this treatment category for the city that year.
Payments within this category were also concentrated among a small set of individual billing codes.
To compare, while Medicaid payments for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category in Bridgeport increased by 16.3% from 2023 to 2024, payments across all Medicaid claim categories citywide rose 16% in the same period.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up around 18% of total U.S. health spending. This was up significantly from roughly $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 public health emergency.
That amounts to an approximate 40% spending increase over just a few years, which officials attribute to higher enrollment and use related to the pandemic period and its aftermath.
In recent years, federal budget actions under the Trump administration introduced major proposals to trim federal spending on Medicaid and change how the program operates. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is projected to reduce federal Medicaid disbursements by more than $1 trillion over 10 years, with changes such as mandatory work requirements and higher cost-sharing, which could restrict coverage and funding for some enrollees. States are expected to carry additional fiscal responsibility and face limits to how much federal funding will rise, while Medicaid continues to provide coverage for tens of millions.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $606,295 | – |
| 2023 | $934,483 | 54.1% |
| 2024 | $1,087,080 | 16.3% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evaluation and Management | $5,604,293 | 38.1% |
| 2 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $2,540,868 | 17.3% |
| 3 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $2,006,362 | 13.6% |
| 4 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $1,087,080 | 7.4% |
| 5 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $873,692 | 5.9% |
| 6 | Surgery | $638,324 | 4.3% |
| 7 | Durable Medical Equipment | $579,005 | 3.9% |
| 8 | Anesthesia | $321,853 | 2.2% |
| 9 | Radiology Procedures | $285,693 | 1.9% |
| 10 | Orthotic Procedures and services | $153,848 | 1% |
| 11 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $112,094 | 0.8% |
| 12 | Administrative, Miscellaneous and Investigational | $105,251 | 0.7% |
| 13 | Dental Services | $104,689 | 0.7% |
| 14 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $90,532 | 0.6% |
| 15 | Chemotherapy Drugs | $84,776 | 0.6% |
| 16 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $42,131 | 0.3% |
| 17 | Procedures / Professional Services | $40,829 | 0.3% |
| 18 | Vision Services | $29,745 | 0.2% |
| 19 | Durable medical equipment (DME) Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) | $8,701 | 0.1% |
| 20 | Outpatient PPS | $1,705 | <0.1% |
| 21 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $1,458 | <0.1% |
| 22 | Pathology and Laboratory Services | $826 | <0.1% |
| 23 | Coronavirus Diagnostic Panel | $669 | <0.1% |
| 24 | Temporary Codes | $208 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| H0004 | Alcohol and/or drug services | $917,948 | 12 |
| H0031 | Mh health assess by non-md | $166,437 | 12 |
| H0032 | Mh svc plan dev by non-md | $2,694 | 5 |
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.
