Medicaid spending for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies in Rio Rancho totaled $2,902,179 in 2024, based on figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This total reflects a 7.8% rise from 2023, when the sum reached $2,692,788 for the same service category.
Medicaid, administered by individual states and funded through joint federal and state contributions, covers low-income people and families, seniors, children, and those with disabilities. It is among the largest components of the U.S. health care system.
Because Medicaid is funded by taxpayers, fluctuations in billing levels locally highlight how public health funds are allocated at the community level.
The “Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies” classification encompasses a set of Medicaid-billed services organized by care types according to standard HCPCS and CPT code groupings. For this analysis, each billing code was mapped to a single service category by specific code prefixes and number ranges, enabling related services to be analyzed collectively, eliminating duplicate counting and maintaining accurate rankings over time.
Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies placed sixth among all Medicaid service categories by total payments in 2024 in Rio Rancho, despite increases being observed across a number of Medicaid-funded services.
Statewide in New Mexico, the category ranked fifth for total Medicaid payments in 2024.
Examining the five-year period leading up to 2024, Rio Rancho saw a $922,341, or 46.6%, increase in Medicaid payouts for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies. Spending grew at especially rapid rates during specific intervals, including pronounced year-over-year jumps in 2020 and 2023.
While Medicaid outlays for services in this category were paid throughout Rio Rancho, most payments were concentrated in just two ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 87124 accounted for $2,048,233 and 87144 for $853,946 in Medicaid payments attributed to these transport services, representing 100% of outlays in that category within the city during the year.
Only a small selection of billing codes received the majority of payments within the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies segment.
Comparing categories, the 7.8% year-over-year Medicaid spending growth for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies in Rio Rancho from 2023 to 2024 trailed the 10.5% increase seen across all Medicaid claim categories locally in the same span.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicaid spent $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023 through both federal and state sources, representing about 18% of overall national health expenditure, up sharply from $613.5 billion in 2019, just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This represents an approximate 40% increase in just a few years, largely attributed to expanded Medicaid enrollment and stepped-up service usage during and after the pandemic.
The Trump administration’s recent federal budget measures featured notable proposals to reduce federal payments to Medicaid and restructure the program. Notably, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, is forecast to trim federal Medicaid funding by over $1 trillion in the coming decade. The law establishes provisions like work requirements and increased cost-sharing, likely to narrow coverage and spending for certain beneficiaries. States are expected to face greater cost responsibilities as federal support growth slows, although Medicaid will continue to reach tens of millions nationwide.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,979,837 | 25.9% |
| 2021 | $2,261,942 | 14.2% |
| 2022 | $2,281,739 | 0.9% |
| 2023 | $2,692,788 | 18% |
| 2024 | $2,902,179 | 7.8% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $12,643,822 | 29.4% |
| 2 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $11,939,173 | 27.8% |
| 3 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $4,643,053 | 10.8% |
| 4 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $3,509,246 | 8.2% |
| 5 | Evaluation and Management | $3,330,174 | 7.7% |
| 6 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $2,902,179 | 6.8% |
| 7 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $1,527,480 | 3.6% |
| 8 | Procedures / Professional Services | $1,015,126 | 2.4% |
| 9 | Surgery | $747,402 | 1.7% |
| 10 | Dental Services | $474,914 | 1.1% |
| 11 | Vision Services | $152,851 | 0.4% |
| 12 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $41,143 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Temporary Codes | $38,023 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $12,527 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| A0431 | Rotary wing air transport | $1,219,584 | 11 |
| A0436 | Rotary wing air mileage | $828,648 | 11 |
| A0429 | Bls-emergency | $426,655 | 11 |
| A0427 | Als1-emergency | $387,606 | 11 |
| A0998 | Ambulance response/treatment | $27,811 | 11 |
| A0425 | Ground mileage | $11,872 | 11 |
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.
