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Trump pledges to send $90 checks to millions of seniors on Medicare
NBC News • • general
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump announced plans to send nearly $100 rebate checks to over 20 million Medicare beneficiaries to help offset their Medicare Part B premiums, with payments expected before the November midterm elections.
- The rebates will be funded through the Medicare Improvement Fund, which Trump criticized as previously misused by Democrats, and this marks the first time a president has tapped into this fund for such rebates.
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services confirmed eligibility for 20.8 million Americans and detailed that some will receive direct deposits while others will get paper checks from the Treasury Department.
- These Medicare premium rebates are separate from $500 rebate checks Trump previously promised to about 1 million Affordable Care Act recipients, which the White House claims were overcharged under the Biden administration.
- Trump also reiterated his pledge to provide a $5,000 dividend payment to all adult U.S. citizens if Republicans win both chambers of Congress, though lawmakers remain skeptical due to lack of policy details and funding sources.
