

CHILDREN IN CRISIS: The Story of CHIP
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CHILDREN IN CRISIS: The Story of CHIP
Season 1 Episode 1 | 56m 2s | CC
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).