AdvertisementCHIP Funding Could Run Out On Jan. 19 For Some StatesJanuary 05, 2018Phil GalewitzfacebookEmailThe CHIP program provides health coverage to 9 million children from lower-income households that make too much money to qualify for Medicaid. The $2.85 billion Congress allocated in December was supposed to fund CHIP programs in all states through March 31. But federal health officials say it won't stretch that far. (Getty Images)