In 2024, Medicaid providers in Johnson billed $1,339,856 for services within the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This figure represents a 286.5% rise compared to 2023, when providers billed $346,640 for the same service group.
Medicaid, a joint federal and state health insurance program, is funded by both state and federal governments. The program serves low-income residents, families, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, and is a key part of the U.S. health system.
Because taxpayer funding supports Medicaid, fluctuations in local billing reflect the allocation of public health care dollars in a given area.
The “Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare)” group includes Medicaid-billed services identified by the care provided, with assignments based on standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings. For this report, each billing code was categorized within a single service group using consistent code prefixes and numeric ranges to keep related services together, avoid duplicate counts, and ensure accuracy in tracking rankings over time.
Spending on Medicaid services increased in several categories, but in Johnson, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) topped the list for total Medicaid payments in 2024.
At the Arkansas state level, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) was the fourth largest category by total Medicaid payments for 2024.
Looking over the five years up to 2024, Johnson’s Medicaid payments for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) rose by $284,849, a 27% increase. Some periods saw accelerated spending growth, especially during 2020 and 2021.
While services in the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category were provided throughout the city, Medicaid payments were mainly concentrated in a few ZIP codes. For 2024, the ZIP code 72741 accounted for $1,339,856, representing 100% of Medicaid payments assigned to Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) in Johnson for the year.
Payments within this category were also centered on a small subset of individual billing codes.
Medicaid payments linked to the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category in Johnson increased by 286.5% between 2024 and 2023, matching the overall percentage change observed across all Medicaid claims in the city in that period.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined state and federal Medicaid expenditures reached around $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, or about 18% of total national health costs, up sharply from roughly $613.5 billion in 2019, ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This jump reflects an approximate 40% increase over several years, largely attributed to greater program enrollment and higher health service use during and after pandemic years.
Recent federal budget measures enacted during the Trump administration have featured significant proposals to reduce federal Medicaid contributions and restructure the system. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, is forecast to cut more than $1 trillion in federal Medicaid spending in the coming decade and includes initiatives such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing, which could decrease both coverage and funding for certain recipients. These changes are expected to result in states shouldering a greater share of costs and may limit federal Medicaid growth, even as the program continues to provide coverage for millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,055,007 | 44.5% |
| 2021 | $1,119,085 | 6.1% |
| 2023 | $346,640 | -69% |
| 2024 | $1,339,856 | 286.5% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $1,339,856 | 10<0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| S9123 | Nursing care in home rn | $1,339,856 | 9 |
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.
