In 2024, Medicaid providers in Jemez Pueblo submitted $247,271 in claims for services included in the Temporary Codes category, based on data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This amount reflects a 30.8% increase from 2023, when the same type of services accounted for $189,006 in billings.
Medicaid, one of the nation’s primary health coverage programs, is administered by states in partnership with the federal government and provides insurance to eligible low-income groups including individuals, families, older adults, children, and those with disabilities. The program constitutes a considerable share of the overall U.S. health care landscape. For more details, see this explanation of Medicaid funding.
Because Medicaid is financed by taxpayers, tracking variation in community-level billing provides insight into the flow of public health care funds within localities.
The Temporary Codes group refers to a range of Medicaid-billed services categorized by associated care type and identified through standard HCPCS and CPT code sets. For the purpose of this review, each accredited code was assigned to a distinct service category according to consistent prefixes and number bands, ensuring that similar services could be studied collectively, while accurate historical aggregate rankings were maintained.
Spending expanded across several Medicaid categories, but in 2024, the Temporary Codes segment represented the top Medicaid payment category for Jemez Pueblo.
At the state level, Temporary Codes finished 14th statewide for total Medicaid spending in New Mexico in 2024.
During the five-year span concluding in 2024, Jemez Pueblo’s Temporary Codes category saw an increase of $2,288, or 0.9% in Medicaid payments. The growth rate picked up in some years, especially notable in both 2021 and 2022 when year-over-year increases were higher.
Although service claims under this category spanned several locations within the city, Medicaid payments were mainly clustered in a smaller set of ZIP codes. For 2024, ZIP code 87024 represented all $247,271 in Medicaid payments linked to Temporary Codes, with that ZIP contributing 100% of spend for this service grouping in Jemez Pueblo during the reporting year.
Analysis shows that a relatively select group of billing codes accounted for the bulk of Medicaid reimbursement assigned to Temporary Codes.
Comparing assignments, the 30.8% rise of Jemez Pueblo’s Temporary Codes Medicaid payments between 2024 and 2023 surpassed the 18.3% year-to-year growth seen in all Medicaid billing categories within the city over the same timeframe.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid outlays climbed to roughly $871.7 billion in the 2023 fiscal year, representing about 18% of nationwide health spending—a significant expansion from $613.5 billion in 2019, just before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
That jump denotes close to 40% overall growth in a short period, primarily the result of rising participation and greater health service use during and following the pandemic’s impact.
Legislation recently introduced at the federal level during the Trump administration has focused on proposals intended to reduce federal financial contributions and restructure Medicaid. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, aims to cut over $1 trillion from federal Medicaid support in the upcoming decade, with measures such as work requirements and expanded cost-sharing, both of which could decrease some coverage and funding. These statutory changes are set to place a larger share of financial responsibility on state governments and are expected to limit increases in total federal support for Medicaid—even as it remains central for millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $249,559 | – |
| 2021 | $363,300 | 45.6% |
| 2022 | $256,000 | -29.5% |
| 2023 | $189,006 | -26.2% |
| 2024 | $247,271 | 30.8% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temporary Codes | $247,271 | 85.5% |
| 2 | Procedures / Professional Services | $22,108 | 7.6% |
| 3 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $18,852 | 6.5% |
| 4 | Evaluation and Management | $982 | 0.3% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3014 | Telehealth facility fee | $247,271 | 8 |
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.
