Medicaid spending for alcohol and drug abuse treatment climbs 59.2% in Beebe in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Beebe billed $4,922 for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment services, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This reflected a 59.2% rise from 2023, when $3,092 was billed for the same category of care.

Medicaid is a state-administered public insurance program supported through both federal and state funding. It covers people with low incomes, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, making it one of the largest components of the U.S. health care system.

As Medicaid payments are funded by taxpayers, changes in billing at the local level demonstrate how public health care resources are distributed within communities.

The “Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment” category includes a set of Medicaid charges based on the specific care given, grouped by standardized HCPCS and CPT codes. For this analysis, billing codes were assigned to a single service group using consistent code ranges and prefixes, allowing for greater accuracy in tracking changes and avoiding any double counting.

Several Medicaid service areas saw greater expenditures, but in Beebe, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment ranked fifth in total Medicaid payments in 2024.

Statewide in Arkansas, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category was the third largest by overall Medicaid payments during 2024.

Between 2019 and 2024, Medicaid payments for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category in Beebe increased by $4,922, holding steady at 0% overall change. Growth rates varied during this period, with notable increases in both 2023 and 2022 compared to the years before.

Although Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment service payments were spread throughout Beebe, most funding was concentrated in select ZIP code areas. In 2024, ZIP code 72012 accounted for the entire $4,922 total, with 1 ZIP code making up 100% of Medicaid payments tied to this care category in the city that year.

Within this treatment category, Medicaid reimbursements primarily focused on a small selection of billing codes.

To compare, Medicaid payments specific to Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment in Beebe rose by 59.2% from 2023 to 2024, while all Medicaid categories combined climbed 9.1% across the city for the same time period.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports joint federal and state Medicaid spending was about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, covering roughly 18% of total U.S. health expenditures—a significant jump from $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to COVID-19.

This increase equals roughly 40% growth over several years, driven mostly by greater enrollment and higher service usage during and after the pandemic.

Major federal budget initiatives during the Trump administration have included proposals to scale back federal Medicaid support and alter the program structure. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid funding by more than $1 trillion over 10 years. It also introduces work requirements and higher out-of-pocket costs that could limit access or funding for some recipients, shifting more of the financial obligations to states as the program continues to cover tens of millions in the U.S.

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.