FY 2015 Marks End of CHIP Allotments
Issue Brief 14-25
August 1, 2014
The Affordable Care Act (ACA, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-152) provided an
increase in the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for most
expenditures under the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), beginning in
fiscal year (FY) 2016. However, ACA authorized funding for CHIP only through FY
2015. As this date approaches, discussions over the future of the program have
begun. This Issue Brief discusses the
current financing of the program, implications of expiring funding, and recent reauthorization
proposals.