Attleboro Medicaid payments for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) rise to $11,060,614 in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Attleboro billed $11,060,614 for services categorized as Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare), according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This amount represents a 15.3% rise compared with 2023, when claims for the same services totaled $9,596,739.

Medicaid is a state-administered health insurance program funded jointly by the federal and state governments. It provides coverage to low-income people, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, making it a significant component of the U.S. health care landscape.

Since Medicaid spending is paid by taxpayers, fluctuations in local billing help illustrate how public health care funds are distributed at the community level.

The Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category includes Medicaid-billed services grouped by the nature of the care delivered, based on standard HCPCS and CPT code systems. For this reporting, each billing code was mapped to a single service category using consistent code groupings and ranges. This method enables related services to be tracked together, eliminates double counting, and supports maintaining accurate annual rankings.

Among the various Medicaid services, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) was the leading category for Attleboro in total Medicaid payments in 2024.

Statewide in Massachusetts, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) was the second highest category by total Medicaid payments in 2024.

From 2019 to 2024, Medicaid spending for the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category in Attleboro increased by $6,821,260, or 160.9%. Certain periods, such as 2021 and 2020, saw significant year-over-year increases, accelerating overall growth.

While the spending was distributed throughout Attleboro, it was primarily concentrated in a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 02703 reported $11,060,614 in Medicaid payments for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare), and this single ZIP code accounted for 100% of the city’s payments in this category for the year.

Within this category, Medicaid spending was focused on a small set of specific billing codes.

From 2023 to 2024, Medicaid payments for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) in Attleboro increased by 15.3%. Over the same period, total Medicaid spending across all claim categories in the city changed by 0.4%.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures reached approximately $871.7 billion during fiscal year 2023, about 18% of all U.S. health expenditures. That figure was significantly higher than the $613.5 billion spent in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

This growth amounts to roughly 40% over just a few years, primarily driven by increased enrollment and higher service usage during and following the pandemic.

Recent federal budget actions under the Trump administration have included major proposals to trim federal Medicaid funding and change the program’s structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, is expected to cut more than $1 trillion from federal Medicaid funding in the next decade and implement changes such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing. These changes could reduce access and funding for certain enrollees and are anticipated to shift more expenses to states, restricting growth in federal Medicaid backing even as the program continues to serve 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. The source data can be found here.