U.S. totals include data from the United States (50 states and the District of Columbia), Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, America Samoa (State: $417,846, Federal: $776,000, Total: $1,193,846), and N. Marianas (State: $383,013, Federal: $711,312, Total: $1,094,325).
State Share and Total Expenditures calculated using the SCHIP Federal Matching Rate (FMAP) for FY2008.

Net Reported Medicaid and CHIP Expenditures, FY 2008. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Special Data Request, April 2009.

CHIP: Children's Health Insurance Program. Program benefits became available October 1, 1997, and provides $40 billion in Federal matching funds over 10 years to help states expand health care coverage to the Nation's uninsured children. CHIP is a state-administered program and each state sets its own guidelines regarding eligibility and services.
NA: Not applicable.

Federal Fiscal Year: Unless otherwise noted, years proceeded by "FY" on statehealthfacts.org refer to the Federal Fiscal Year, which runs from October 1 through September 30. For example, FY 2009 refers to the period from October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009.

1. State qualifies under Public Law 108-74 which allows the state to elect to receive a portion of their SCHIP allotments as increased federal matching for certain Medicaid expenditures.
2. State qualifies under Public Law 108-74 which allows the state to elect to receive a portion of their SCHIP allotments as increased federal matching for certain Medicaid expenditures. Tennessee phased out its Medicaid expansion SCHIP program in September 2002. In March 2007, the state implemented a new SCHIP program called CoverKids.
3. State qualifies under Public Law 108-74 which allows the state to elect to receive a portion of their SCHIP allotments as increased federal matching for certain Medicaid expenditures. The total state share is buried within the Medicaid expenditures and cannot be determined.