Canadian Lakes Medicaid spending for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) reaches $628 in 2024

Providers in Canadian Lakes billed $628 to Medicaid for services within the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. That total represents a 135.2% increase from 2023, when providers billed $267 for these services.

Medicaid is a public health insurance program operated by the states and funded by both federal and state governments. It covers individuals and families with low incomes, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it a significant component of the nation’s health care system.

Taxpayer contributions supply Medicaid payments, so shifts in local billing offer insights into how health care resources are distributed throughout a community.

The “Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare)” category includes a collection of Medicaid-billed services defined by care type, organized according to specific HCPCS and CPT code groupings. For this analysis, each billing code was assigned to one service category based on standardized code ranges, allowing similar services to be grouped together without duplication and supporting accurate year-over-year rankings.

Although Medicaid spending rose in several categories, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) was fifth by total Medicaid payments in Canadian Lakes for 2024.

Statewide in Michigan, the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category also placed fifth in total Medicaid payments in 2024.

In the five years prior to 2024, Medicaid spending tied to the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category in Canadian Lakes grew by $1,080, or 63.2%. Certain periods saw spikes in growth, including notable increases between 2021 and 2022.

Although spending for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) care was distributed throughout the city, the largest share was found in a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 49346 accounted for $627 of payments. The top 1 ZIP codes combined represented 99.9% of all Medicaid payments tied to this category in Canadian Lakes for the year.

Within this service category, Medicaid payments were focused on a small group of individual billing codes.

Between 2023 and 2024, Medicaid payments related to Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) in Canadian Lakes rose by 135.2%, outpacing the 32.6% increase observed across all Medicaid categories locally during the same period.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid spending hit approximately $871.7 billion in the 2023 fiscal year, making up about 18% of national health expenditures, a significant increase from about $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

This roughly 40% growth over a few years was driven largely by increased enrollment and greater service utilization linked to the pandemic period and its aftermath.

Federal budget legislation under the Trump administration, such as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in 2025, contains major proposals to reduce federal Medicaid funding and restructure the program. The act is projected to trim over $1 trillion from federal Medicaid spending in the next decade and establishes work requirements and higher cost-sharing, which may reduce coverage and funding for some participants. Such shifts are expected to raise state responsibility for costs and restrict federal Medicaid growth 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.