US congress approves funds for child healthcare programme

US congress has approved a short-term injection of funds for a government programme that provides healthcare support to millions of children from low-income families.

US congress has approved a short-term injection of funds for a government programme that provides healthcare support to millions of children from low-income families.

Funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program known as CHIP lapsed at the end of September.

Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports from New York.