Berwyn Medicaid outlays for ambulance, transport services climb to $3.3 million in 2024

In 2024, Berwyn’s Medicaid providers submitted $3,322,853 in claims under the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented an 8.1% rise from 2023, when claims for this service category totaled $3,074,791.

Medicaid, a major U.S. health insurance program operated by the states with both federal and state funding, covers low-income people and families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities—making it a significant part of the nation’s health system. For more detail on Medicaid funding, see the explainer from the Commonwealth Fund.

Since Medicaid payments are publicly funded, local spending patterns show how health care budgets are allocated within communities.

The “Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies” category tracks Medicaid billing based on standardized HCPCS and CPT codes grouped by type of care, assigning billing codes to specific categories by consistent code prefixes and ranges. This approach clarifies spending and rankings by category over time and avoids duplicate counting.

Among the different Medicaid service categories in Berwyn, Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies was the city’s second-largest in terms of payments for 2024.

Statewide, this category also placed second for total Medicaid payments in Illinois in 2024.

During the five years through 2024, Medicaid payments for this category in Berwyn climbed by $1,942,308—an increase of 140.7%—with significant year-over-year jumps during 2020 and 2022.

While payments for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies were distributed across Berwyn, they were largely concentrated in a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, all Medicaid payments for this category in the city came from ZIP code 60402, amounting to $3,322,853 and 100% of the total.

The category’s Medicaid payments were also focused on just a few billing codes.

Comparatively, between 2023 and 2024, Berwyn’s Medicaid payments for this category increased 8.1%, while overall Medicaid claims in the city for all categories saw a 3.3% change over the same time period.

Data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services show combined federal and state Medicaid spending reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, making up nearly 18% of U.S. health expenditures—up from roughly $613.5 billion in 2019, just before the COVID-19 pandemic.

This growth reflects an increase of about 40% over several years, largely due to higher enrollment and utilization throughout and following the pandemic period.

Recent federal budget measures enacted during the Trump administration have proposed major reductions to federal Medicaid funding. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which became law in 2025, is estimated to reduce federal spending on Medicaid by more than $1 trillion over the next decade, and introduces rules like work requirements and higher cost-sharing that could cut some benefits and funding. These changes are anticipated to transfer more financial responsibility to states and slow federal support, even as Medicaid continues to serve tens of millions nationwide.

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. Source data can be found here.