Hahira Medicaid Evaluation and Management payments reach $6,686 in 2024, marking sharp increase

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Hahira submitted $6,686 in claims for Evaluation and Management services, based on information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This figure represents a 2,394.8% increase compared to 2023, when $268 was billed for the same service category.

Medicaid, a state-administered program funded through federal and state resources, provides health insurance to individuals and families with low incomes, seniors, children, and people with disabilities. It remains one of the largest segments of the U.S. health care system.

Since Medicaid is financed by taxpayers, fluctuations in local claim amounts reflect the ways public health dollars are used within communities.

The “Evaluation and Management” category encompasses a variety of Medicaid-billed services distinguished by care type and identified through standard HCPCS and CPT code groupings. For this report, each billing code was assigned to one service category using set code prefixes and number ranges, which helped group related services without overlap and maintained accurate year-over-year rankings.

Among Medicaid payment categories in Hahira, Evaluation and Management led all others by total amount billed in 2024.

The same category also placed first by total Medicaid payments across the state of Georgia in 2024.

Between 2020 and 2024, Medicaid payments for Evaluation and Management services in Hahira rose by $6,686, an increase of 0%. The pace of spending growth quickened in certain periods, with the most significant annual increases appearing in 2023 and 2022.

Although citywide spending covered services in different areas of Hahira, payments were focused in a small number of ZIP codes. ZIP code 31632 accounted for the full $6,686 in Medicaid payments for Evaluation and Management in 2024. Altogether, the top ZIP code made up 100% of Hahira’s total for this service group during the year.

Payments within the Evaluation and Management service group were further concentrated in a small subset of specific billing codes.

When compared to other service categories, Hahira’s Medicaid payments for Evaluation and Management services grew by 2,394.8% between 2024 and 2023, compared to a 2,399.1% change across all claim types in the city during that same period.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data show combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures totaled approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023—about 18% of all national health spending. That is up substantially from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This jump equates to around 40% growth in just a few years, largely attributable to higher enrollment and increased utilization during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget laws under the Trump administration included major suggested reductions to federal Medicaid contributions and program restructuring. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is estimated to decrease federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over the next 10 years, adding measures such as work requirements and increased cost-sharing that could limit access and funding for certain enrollees. These modifications are projected to shift more costs to the states and slow future federal Medicaid funding growth, even as the program continues to insure tens of millions of Americans.

Note: HCPCS codes are presented to show context within the service group. Totals and rankings referenced in this story were compiled using standardized service categories rather than separate billing codes.

Data used in this article was sourced from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The original dataset is available here.