This 2007 report examines the role that State Medicaid agencies play in the funding, managing, and monitoring mental health services.  The report presents the results of phone interviews with State Medicaid directors or their designees. 

The full report is available from SAMHSA at: http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/sma07-4301

From statehealthfacts.org:

The estimated number of physician assistants in clinical practice and the estimated rate of physician assistants per 100,000 population as of December 31, 2008 is now available from the American Academy of Physician Assistants for all states and the nation.

Data available at: Physician Assistants

From statehealthfacts.org:

New Medicaid funding information from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has been added for all states and the nation. Estimated temporary federal allocations to the states for Medicaid costs from October 2008 through March 2009 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 are now available, together with the total estimated federal ARRA allocations to each state for Medicaid over the entire period covered by ARRA (through December 2010).

Data available at: Temporary Federal Medicaid Relief under ARRA

From statehealthfacts.org:

New data from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) on CHIP enrollment and federal allotments have been added and are available for all states and the nation. The distribution of enrollment in CHIP by family income level for FY 2008 is available for all states. Projected federal CHIP allotments under the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA 2009) for FY 2009 are also available for all states and the nation.

Data available at: Children’s Health Insurance Program

From statehealthfacts.org:

The most recent data on total state spending from the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) are now available for state fiscal year (SFY) 2007. SFY 2007 data are also available for per capita spending and the distribution of general fund spending, including Medicaid’s share of general fund spending.

Data available at: State Budgets

From statehealthfacts.org:

Updated state-by-state data on housing foreclosure rates, unemployment, and food stamp participation based on Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) analysis of data from RealtyTrac, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and United States Department of Agriculture are now available. The latest information on projected state budget shortfalls for state fiscal year 2009 from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is also available.

Data available at: State Fiscal Distress