Yorba Linda Medicaid spending on alcohol and drug abuse treatment reaches $37,567 in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Yorba Linda billed $37,567 for alcohol and drug abuse treatment services, based on figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The sum marks a 303.5% jump over 2023 figures, when providers submitted $9,311 in claims for the same service type.

Medicaid, a public health insurance initiative managed by the states and funded through a federal and state partnership, covers low-income families and individuals, seniors, children, and people with disabilities and stands as a major part of the U.S. health care landscape.

Local billing changes in Medicaid payments, which are funded through taxpayer dollars, help illustrate how health care spending shifts within a community.

The “Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment” category includes grouped Medicaid-billed services determined by care type and identified using standardized HCPCS and CPT code sets. For this analysis, every billing code was matched to one service category through consistent code groupings, supporting clear year-over-year comparisons and preventing both double-counting and ranking errors.

Even with increases in several service categories, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment placed fourth in Yorba Linda by total Medicaid payments in 2024.

Statewide, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category also ranked fourth for total Medicaid payments in California for 2024.

Over the five-year period ending in 2024, Yorba Linda’s Medicaid payments for alcohol and drug abuse treatment rose by $37,567, or 0%. Periods of accelerated increase appeared in 2022 and 2023, with sharp year-over-year gains reported during those years.

Payments for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment services were dispersed around the city but concentrated within a few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 92886 accounted for $37,567 in Medicaid payments, making up 100% of local claims in this category.

Within the category, a small range of specific billing codes incurred most Medicaid payments.

For perspective, the 303.5% climb in Yorba Linda Medicaid payments for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment between 2024 and 2023 far outpaced the 0.2% change recorded across all Medicaid claim categories citywide in the same timeframe.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services report combined federal and state Medicaid spending reached approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, making up about 18% of all U.S. health expenditures. This is a notable increase from nearly $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This growth, representing about a 40% rise in just a few years, was primarily fueled by expanded enrollment and increased service use during and following the pandemic.

Federal budget measures signed into law under the Trump administration include major proposals to decrease federal Medicaid funding and restructure the system. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is anticipated to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over 10 years and to implement policies like work requirements and higher cost-sharing. These changes may reduce funding and access for some recipients, shifting greater financial responsibility to states while Medicaid continues to cover 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. The source data can be found here.