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CHILDREN IN CRISIS: The Story of CHIP

In the early 1980s, the steel industry collapsed, leaving families without any healthcare coverage for their children. As displaced steelworkers banded with church leaders in the hardest hit sections of Pittsburgh, a grassroots program expanded into one of the most important federal children's healthcare programs ever enacted – the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

CHILDREN IN CRISIS: The Story of CHIP

56m 2s

In the early 1980s, the steel industry collapsed, leaving families without any healthcare coverage for their children. As displaced steelworkers banded with church leaders in the hardest hit sections of Pittsburgh, a grassroots program expanded into one of the most important federal children's healthcare programs ever enacted – the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Episodes

  • CHILDREN IN CRISIS: The Story of CHIP: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    CHILDREN IN CRISIS: The Story of CHIP

    S1 E1 - 56m 2s

    In the early 1980s, the steel industry collapsed, leaving families without any healthcare coverage for their children. As displaced steelworkers banded with church leaders in the hardest hit sections of Pittsburgh, a grassroots program expanded into one of the most important federal children's healthcare programs ever enacted – the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Extras + Features

  • Trailer: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trailer

    S1 - 30s

    In the early 1980s, the steel industry collapsed, leaving families without any healthcare coverage for their children. As displaced steelworkers banded with church leaders in the hardest hit sections of Pittsburgh, a grassroots program expanded into one of the most important federal children's healthcare programs ever enacted – the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Schedule

  • Children in Crisis: The Story of CHIP: TVSS: Iconic

    CHILDREN IN CRISIS: The Story of CHIP

    Monday
    Jan 27

    1 Hour

    Citizens in Pittsburgh band together to create America's first health insurance program for children of working poor families.
  • Children in Crisis: The Story of CHIP: TVSS: Iconic

    CHILDREN IN CRISIS: The Story of CHIP

    Tuesday
    Jan 28

    1 Hour

    Citizens in Pittsburgh band together to create America's first health insurance program for children of working poor families.
  • Children in Crisis: The Story of CHIP: TVSS: Iconic

    CHILDREN IN CRISIS: The Story of CHIP

    Tuesday
    Jan 28

    1 Hour

    Citizens in Pittsburgh band together to create America's first health insurance program for children of working poor families.

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