Molalla Medicaid payments for ambulance and transport services increase to $119,392 in 2024

Medicaid providers in Molalla received $119,392 in 2024 for services grouped under the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies classification, as reported in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. That total reflects a 15.5% uptick from 2023, when $103,325 was billed for the same category.

Medicaid is a state-administered public health insurance program that receives funding from both the federal and state governments. Geared toward low-income residents, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, it plays a significant role within the U.S. health care system.

Tax dollars support Medicaid, so changes in service billing at the local level reflect adjustments in how a community allocates public health resources.

The “Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies” grouping covers a range of services as defined by standardized HCPCS and CPT codes. For the purposes of analysis, each billing code was assigned exclusively to one service category using code prefixes and ranges in order to avoid double counting and enable a more accurate view of year-over-year trends.

For 2024, Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies led all Medicaid categories in Molalla by total spending.

Statewide in Oregon, this category ranked fifth in Medicaid provider payments in 2024.

During the five years ending in 2024, Medicaid expenditures for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies in Molalla rose by $12,035—or 11.2%. Growth rates saw distinct spikes in 2020 and 2022, demonstrating periods of accelerating increases.

The distribution of these Medicaid payments was citywide, although most funding was concentrated in a few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 97038 was responsible for $119,392 in Medicaid costs under this category, meaning the top ZIP code accounted for the full amount paid out locally.

Within the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies grouping, most Medicaid reimbursement was consolidated among a small number of billing codes.

Medicaid payments for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies in Molalla rose by 15.5% between 2023 and 2024, while the overall change for all Medicaid claim categories in the city during that period was 14%.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported a combined total of $871.7 billion in Medicaid spending by both federal and state governments for fiscal year 2023. This sum represented roughly 18% of all national health expenditures and rose sharply from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic began.

This jump demonstrates growth of about 40% over several years, driven in large part by more enrollment and amplified use of services throughout and after the pandemic period.

Federal budget measures enacted under the Trump administration introduced significant efforts to scale back federal Medicaid funding and transform program policies. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed in 2025, is set to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion over the next decade. It also brings new work requirements and higher cost-sharing, potentially limiting access for some recipients and shifting added costs to states amid rising demand for coverage.

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.