Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Medicaid payments total $3,010,234 in White Oak in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in White Oak generated $3,010,234 in billings under the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category, based on figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This was a 13.7% jump from 2023, when $2,646,499 was billed for the same services.

Medicaid is a public health insurance initiative managed by states with funding shared between federal and state governments. The program covers people with limited incomes and resources, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, and represents one of the largest components of health care in the U.S.

Since Medicaid payments are sourced from taxpayer funds, variations in local claims reflect community-level public health spending patterns.

The “Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment” group consists of Medicaid-billed services categorized by care type, using a standard set of HCPCS and CPT code clusters. Each code in this study was assigned a single category via matching prefixes and number ranges, allowing for clear analysis without overlap and helping maintain precise year-over-year comparisons.

Though overall Medicaid spending increased across multiple groups, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment led all categories in total Medicaid payments in White Oak for 2024.

Statewide in Texas, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment placed fourth among categories by total Medicaid payments in 2024.

From five years before 2024, Medicaid payments connected to Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment in White Oak went up by $3,010,234, with no percent change overall. Still, specific periods saw larger growth, especially in the years immediately preceding 2024.

Within White Oak, spending on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment was centered in a small selection of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 75693 accounted for the entire $3,010,234 spent in this category, meaning the top ZIP code made up 100% of Medicaid payments in this area for the year.

Most Medicaid spending in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category derived from a select number of billing codes.

To compare, Medicaid payments for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment rose by 13.7% from 2023 to 2024 in White Oak, while all Medicaid categories in the city saw a 10.5% change in the same timeframe.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, joint federal and state Medicaid expenditures were about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, making up roughly 18% of overall U.S. health spending—a significant increase from $613.5 billion in 2019, just before the COVID-19 pandemic.

That jump amounts to approximately 40% growth in just a few years, mostly due to broader enrollment and greater use during and following the pandemic.

Recent federal budget actions under the Trump administration have introduced major Medicaid policy changes, including reductions in federal funding and program restructuring. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid funds by more than $1 trillion over 10 years and usher in measures such as employment requirements and higher cost-sharing. These changes could restrict benefits and shift financial responsibilities to states, shaping Medicaid’s future scope even as millions continue to rely on it.

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.