Providers in Rowland Heights billed a total of $5,811 to Medicaid for services categorized as Vision Services in 2024, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This was an increase of 79% compared with 2023, when providers filed $3,246 in claims for the same service category.
Medicaid is a state-administered health insurance program funded jointly by federal and state governments. It serves low-income families and individuals, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, making it a major component of the U.S. health care system.
Since Medicaid payments are sourced from taxpayers, shifts in local billing volumes reflect the distribution of public health care resources in the community.
The “Vision Services” group covers a range of Medicaid-billed procedures and care types, identified by standardized HCPCS and CPT codes. Each billing code in this analysis was assigned to a single category using uniform code prefixes and number groupings, ensuring related services were grouped together without double counting and supporting accurate trend comparisons over time.
Overall Medicaid spending rose across several categories, with Vision Services ranking seventh for total Medicaid payments in Rowland Heights in 2024.
Statewide in California, Vision Services placed 20th among all service categories by Medicaid payment volume for 2024.
Between 2019 and 2024, Medicaid payments related to Vision Services in Rowland Heights rose by $4, or 0.1%. Still, spending growth picked up in certain years, especially with significant annual increases reported for 2020 and 2021.
Though Vision Services payments were distributed across neighborhoods in the city, they were focused within a few ZIP codes. In 2024, the ZIP code 91748 recorded the highest total for Medicaid payments related to Vision Services, at $5,811. That ZIP code accounted for 100% of such Medicaid payments in Rowland Heights that year.
Payments within the Vision Services category were also highly concentrated in a small set of billing codes.
To compare, Medicaid payments for Vision Services in Rowland Heights rose 79% from 2023 to 2024, in contrast to a 27.1% increase across all Medicaid claim categories in the city during that period.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, federal and state Medicaid spending together reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, equal to roughly 18% of the nation’s health spending, up from around $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This increase amounts to approximately 40% growth over several years, primarily driven by expanded coverage and increased demand during and after the pandemic.
Recent federal budget laws enacted under the Trump administration have included significant plans to cut federal Medicaid funding and alter the program. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which became law in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over the next 10 years and brings in policies like work requirements and higher cost-sharing that could reduce benefits and funding for some enrollees. As a result, additional costs are expected to be shifted to states and the federal share of Medicaid growth could be limited, even as the program continues to serve millions.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5,807 | 147.6% |
| 2021 | $11,788 | 103% |
| 2022 | $5,812 | -50.7% |
| 2023 | $3,245 | -44.2% |
| 2024 | $5,811 | 79% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $2,865,621 | 72.3% |
| 2 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $478,629 | 12.1% |
| 3 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $340,600 | 8.6% |
| 4 | Dental Services | $177,495 | 4.5% |
| 5 | Evaluation and Management | $74,660 | 1.9% |
| 6 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $6,886 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Vision Services | $5,811 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Procedures / Professional Services | $4,893 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $4,294 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $2,954 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Surgery | $2,893 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Durable Medical Equipment | $311 | <0.1% |
| 13 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $232 | <0.1% |
| 14 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| V2020 | Vision svcs frames purchases | $5,811 | 20 |
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.
