Medicaid providers in Hot Springs Village billed a total of $176,645 for services in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category during 2024, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. In 2023, claims for these services reached $59,044, making the 2024 figure a growth of 199.2%.
Medicaid, a statewide public insurance program supported by both federal and state governments, serves low-income people, families, seniors, children and individuals with disabilities. It is among the main pillars of the U.S. health care system.
Because taxes help fund Medicaid payments, any shifts in how much gets billed locally reveal how resources are being distributed within a community’s health care system.
The “Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment” category groups specific Medicaid-billed services defined by the nature of care, following common HCPCS and CPT code sets. For this analysis, each billing code was sorted into a single service group by using set code prefixes and numbering, keeping service types together, preventing overlap, and reflecting trends consistently over time.
Medicaid spending rose in several service categories, but Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment led all others in total Medicaid payments for Hot Springs Village in 2024.
Statewide, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment ranked third for total Medicaid payments in Arkansas in 2024.
Looking at the five years before 2024, Medicaid payments associated with the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category in Hot Springs Village grew by $176,645 (0%). Certain periods saw accelerated spending, with significant annual jumps logged in 2023 and 2022.
While these Medicaid funds paid for alcohol and drug abuse-related services throughout Hot Springs Village, most payments came from a small group of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 71909 accounted for $176,644—constituting all Medicaid payments tied to this category in Hot Springs Village for the year.
Most of the Medicaid dollars in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category centered on a few individual billing codes.
By comparison: Medicaid payments linked to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category increased by 199.2% between 2024 and 2023 in Hot Springs Village, versus a 51.8% change seen across all Medicaid claim types in the city for the same timeframe.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, total federal and state Medicaid spending hit about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023—roughly 18% of all U.S. health expenditures. This is a marked increase from the $613.5 billion before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019.
This growth amounts to an increase of around 40% within just a few years, with main drivers including rising enrollment and greater service utilization amid and following the pandemic.
Recent budget measures under the Trump administration have featured sweeping proposals to trim federal Medicaid funds and reshape the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over 10 years and implements policies like work requirements and higher cost-sharing—which could mean reduced benefits and funding for certain groups. With these changes, states will likely bear a greater share of the costs, capping future federal funding even as Medicaid continues to cover tens of millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $59,044 | – |
| 2024 | $176,644 | 199.2% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $176,644 | 49.1% |
| 2 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $155,932 | 43.4% |
| 3 | Evaluation and Management | $25,861 | 7.2% |
| 4 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $1,099 | 0.3% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| H0015 | Alcohol and/or drug services | $174,489 | 10 |
| H0001 | Alcohol and/or drug assess | $2,155 | 2 |
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.