Palatine Medicaid spending for alcohol and drug abuse treatment climbs 52% to $33,048 in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Palatine submitted $33,048 in claims for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment services, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This reflects a 51.7% gain from the $21,791 paid for these services in 2023.

Medicaid, which is run by each state and receives funding from both state and federal governments, insures low-income people and families, seniors, children, and those with disabilities. It represents one of the nation’s largest health care programs.

Since Medicaid relies on taxpayer funding, shifts in local billing highlight how health care dollars are used within a community.

The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category represents a range of Medicaid-billed services defined by the type of care, according to standardized HCPCS and CPT codes. For this report, each code was assigned to just one service group using code prefixes and ranges, ensuring related services could be compared accurately without double counting or rank distortion.

Among all Medicaid service categories, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment ranked fourth in Palatine for 2024 in total payments.

On a statewide level, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category ranked third by total Medicaid spending in Illinois in 2024.

Looking at the five years prior to 2024, Medicaid payments for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment in Palatine grew by $33,048, holding steady at 0%. Periods of faster growth, including 2023 and 2022, saw notable year-over-year increases.

Spending for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment in Palatine was concentrated in a few ZIP codes, with the largest share in 60067 totaling $33,048 in 2024. This ZIP code represented 100% of Medicaid payments in this service category for the city that year.

Only a small number of billing codes accounted for much of the Medicaid spending within the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category.

When compared to a 51.7% increase for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment between 2024 and 2023, all Medicaid categories in Palatine saw an 11.9% increase over the same period.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports that in fiscal year 2023, federal and state Medicaid spending together was approximately $871.7 billion—about 18% of all U.S. health care spending—rising sharply from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the onset of COVID-19.

This reflects around 40% growth within a few years, mainly from enrollment expansions and increased service use during and after the pandemic.

Major federal budget changes adopted under the Trump administration have included bills to cut federal Medicaid funding and potentially change its structure. For example, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid costs by more than $1 trillion over 10 years and implements new requirements—including work rules and higher cost-sharing—that could scale back both coverage and funding for certain enrollees. These changes could shift more responsibility to states and reduce the rate of federal Medicaid growth, even as the program serves 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.