Dental Services in Slippery Rock see $303,362 in Medicaid payments for 2024

Medicaid providers in Slippery Rock submitted $303,362 in claims for Dental Services in 2024, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows. This reflects a 7,324.4% rise in claims compared to 2023, when the total for the same service category was $4,086.

Medicaid is a statewide health insurance program funded by both federal and state governments. The program serves low-income people and families, seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities, making Medicaid a central part of the U.S. health care system.

Because taxpayer dollars fund Medicaid, shifts in local billing totals reveal how communities use public health funds.

The “Dental Services” category includes Medicaid-billed procedures organized by service type, using standard HCPCS and CPT code groupings. This analysis assigned each billing code to a single service category through uniform code prefixes and number ranges, so similar services could be grouped for accurate review while avoiding duplicate counts and maintaining correct rankings over time.

Dental Services made up the leading Medicaid payment category in Slippery Rock in 2024, despite increased spending across multiple other categories.

At the state level, Dental Services ranked 14th in total Medicaid payments across Pennsylvania for 2024.

Between 2019 and 2024, Medicaid payments for Dental Services in Slippery Rock climbed by $257,436, or 560.5%. Certain years—such as 2021 and 2023—recorded especially notable increases year over year.

While Dental Services payments reached a broad area of the city, most were concentrated in a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 16057 accounted for $303,362, making up 100% of Dental Services Medicaid spending in Slippery Rock for the year.

Payments in the Dental Services category were also focused on a limited set of individual billing codes.

Compared to a 7324.4% increase in Dental Services Medicaid payments from 2023 to 2024, all Medicaid claim categories in Slippery Rock increased by 497% over the same period.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data show total federal and state Medicaid spending reached approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023. That accounted for almost 18% of national health expenditures, rising from about $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This marks roughly 40% growth in several years, primarily due to increased enrollment and greater use during and following the pandemic.

Recent federal budget actions under the Trump administration include major proposals to decrease federal Medicaid funding and alter the structure of the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over the next decade. The measure brings work requirements and higher cost-sharing, which could impact coverage and funding for certain beneficiaries. These federal changes are projected to shift more financial responsibility to states and constrain the growth of Medicaid support, though Medicaid will continue to provide coverage 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.