Evaluation and Management Medicaid spending in Camas rises to $24,536 in 2024

In Camas, Medicaid providers submitted $24,536 in claims for Evaluation and Management services in 2024, based on data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represents an increase of 31.8% from 2023, when $18,615 was billed for the same category.

Medicaid is a state-administered health insurance initiative jointly financed by federal and state governments. It provides coverage for eligible low-income individuals, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, making it a major component of the national health care system. For additional details, see here.

Since Medicaid funds are derived from public tax dollars, fluctuations in local billing levels help illustrate where health care funding is directed within the community.

The “Evaluation and Management” category includes a defined group of Medicaid-billed services, organized by care type and based on standard HCPCS and CPT codes. For this report, each code was classified under a single service category through consistent prefixes and ranges, aiding in consistent analysis while preventing overlap and maintaining ranking integrity over time.

Across various service categories, Medicaid spending increased; however, in 2024, Evaluation and Management ranked fourth in Camas for total Medicaid payments.

Statewide in Washington, Evaluation and Management was the second-highest category by total Medicaid payments in 2024.

Between 2019 and 2024, Medicaid payments in Camas for the Evaluation and Management category increased by $94,303, or 79.4%. Spending growth accelerated during specific years, with significant annual increases in both 2022 and 2023.

Although payments for Evaluation and Management services occurred citywide, the majority was concentrated within a few ZIP codes. For 2024, ZIP code 98607 accounted for all $24,536 in Medicaid payments within this category, representing 100% of the total for Camas.

Within this category, payments were further focused on a small subset of billing codes.

To compare, while Evaluation and Management Medicaid payments in Camas jumped 31.8% from 2023 to 2024, all Medicaid claim categories in the city rose by 38.3% during the same stretch.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid spending totaled about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up approximately 18% of total national health expenditures. This represents a considerable rise from $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This increase of about 40% over several years was largely attributed to expanded program enrollment and greater utilization during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal policy under the Trump administration included significant measures to cut and restructure Medicaid funding. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is projected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion in the next decade and add requirements for work and cost-sharing that could impact coverage and funding for some beneficiaries. These changes are anticipated to shift increased financial responsibility to states and curb the expansion of federal Medicaid support, even as the program continues to provide coverage for millions.

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.