In 2024, Medicaid providers in Mulberry billed $10,489 for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment services, per the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a 626.9% jump from 2023, when claims for this service category amounted to $1,443.
Medicaid is a public insurance program managed by states in cooperation with the federal government and is supported by federal and state funding. Covering low-income people, seniors, children and those with disabilities, Medicaid is one of the central components of the U.S. health care system.
Since these Medicaid payments are sourced from taxpayers, variations in billing levels locally illustrate how public health spending is distributed within communities.
The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category encompasses Medicaid-billed services grouped by the specific care provided, using standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings. Each code for this study was sorted into a single service group through uniform code prefixes and numeric ranges, preventing double counting and maintaining accurate trends in service rankings over time.
Overall Medicaid payments rose across several categories, with Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment the second-largest service category by payment amount in Mulberry for 2024.
In Arkansas overall, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment was the third-ranked Medicaid payment category in 2024.
Between 2020 and 2024, Medicaid payments in Mulberry associated with Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment grew by $10,489, or 0%. Some years saw a faster rate of growth, particularly in 2023 and 2022 with marked annual increases.
Within Mulberry, Medicaid spending for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment was focused primarily in certain ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 72947 accounted for $10,489 of payments in this category. This single ZIP code represented 100% of all Mulberry Medicaid payments for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment during 2024.
Payment distribution also showed concentration among just a few individual billing codes within the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment service group.
When compared against all Medicaid claim groups for the same period, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment in Mulberry saw a 626.9% increase in Medicaid payments from 2023 to 2024, versus a 0.2% change seen across all Medicaid claim categories citywide over that span.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported total federal and state Medicaid expenditures reached approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, accounting for about 18% of national health spending—an increase from the $613.5 billion recorded in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This rise marks about 40% growth in just a few years, a trend largely attributed to expanded enrollment and increased service utilization during and after the pandemic period.
Major federal budget measures adopted during the Trump administration have contained substantial proposals to trim federal Medicaid contributions and reshape the program. One example, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed in 2025, is projected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over 10 years and features policies such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing, which are expected to limit benefits and federal funding for some recipients. These changes are expected to pass along additional costs to states and restrict the growth of federal Medicaid assistance—even as the program continues to provide coverage for millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1,442 | – |
| 2024 | $10,489 | 627% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $181,100 | 94.4% |
| 2 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $10,489 | 5.5% |
| 3 | Dental Services | $292 | 0.2% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| H2017 | Psysoc rehab svc, per 15 min | $10,489 | 6 |
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.
