Magnolia sees 92.1% jump in Medicaid payments for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Magnolia billed $2,489,679 for services within the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending data shows. This represented a 92.1% increase over the $1,296,046 billed in 2023 for the same services.

Medicaid is a state-run health insurance program supported collaboratively by federal and state funds. Its coverage includes low-income adults, families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it a core component of the U.S. health care system.

Because Medicaid is funded by taxpayers, changes in local billing provide insight into how communities allocate public health care dollars.

The Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) label includes a collection of Medicaid-billed services defined by types of care, based on standardized HCPCS and CPT code sets. For this report, service codes are assigned to a single category using consistent code prefixes and numerical ranges, ensuring that similar services are grouped together, double-counting is avoided, and category rankings remain accurate over time.

Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) ranked first by Medicaid payment totals among all service groups in Magnolia for 2024, even as Medicaid spending increased across various categories.

Elsewhere, this category ranked second statewide in Delaware by total Medicaid payments in 2024.

From 2020 through 2024, Medicaid payments attached to the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category in Magnolia climbed by $2,338,820—a rise of 1550.3%. The increase accelerated in certain years, with largest year-over-year gains recorded in 2021 and 2023.

Spending in the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category was distributed throughout Magnolia, but most payments were concentrated in a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 19962 accounted for $2,489,679—the full amount billed in this category, making up 100% of payments for these services in Magnolia.

Within the overall Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category, Medicaid payments tended to focus on a few select billing codes.

In comparison, Medicaid payments for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) increased 92.1% between 2024 and 2023 in Magnolia, while payments across all Medicaid claim categories in the city grew 93.1% during the same period.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, federal and state Medicaid spending reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up roughly 18% of all U.S. health spending. That figure increased sharply from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

This growth—about 40% in just a few years—was mainly the result of increased enrollment and greater utilization of services during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget measures passed under the Trump administration have included major proposals to trim federal Medicaid funding and change the program structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, is forecast to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over the next 10 years. It implements policies such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing, which could lower coverage and funding for some recipients. These reforms are likely to shift more financial responsibility to states and slow federal Medicaid growth, even as the program continues to provide for tens of millions of Americans.

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.