The Foundation for Health Coverage Education, using data provided by the Kaiser Family Health Foundation, identified how Medicaid -- health care coverage for the unemployed or for those who cannot afford private insurance -- programs differ from state to state.

The statehealthfacts.org Web site ranks the 50 states and the District of Columbia by their expenditures per Medicaid enrollee and the from this list the Foundation for Health Coverage Education culled the top 10 highest funded and 10 least funded state programs.

Other top 10 states in 2005 include: Alaska at $7,699; Maine at $7,691; North Dakota at $7,496; Rhode Island at $7,464; Connecticut at $7,212; New Jersey at $7,022; Minnesota at $6,974 and Massachusetts at $6,837.

The 10 least funded states' Medicaid programs are: Michigan at $4,348; South Carolina at $4,260; Hawaii at $4,051; Louisiana at $3,823; Arkansas at $3,617; Texas at $3,598; Oklahoma at $3,571, Georgia at $3,560; Arizona at $3,066 and California at $2,701.