- CHIP Funding Could Run Out On Jan. 19 For Some States NPR Shots by Phil Galawitz — Some states are facing a mid-January loss of funding for their Children's Health Insurance Program despite spending approved by Congress in late December that was expected to keep the program running for three months, federal health officials said Friday. The $2.85 billion was supposed to fund states' CHIP programs through March 31. But some states will start running out of money after Jan. 19, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS did not say which states are likely to be affected first.