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Trump says US to send one-time $90 payment to 20m seniors enrolled in Medicare
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump announced a one-time $90 payment to over 20 million Medicare enrollees to help offset their monthly medical insurance premiums, funded by the $2 billion Medicare Improvement Fund.
- The payments, aimed at seniors, will be distributed via direct deposit or mailed checks in early October, according to the White House.
- This financial incentive is part of a series of promises by Trump ahead of the November midterm elections, where Republicans risk losing control of Congress amid low approval ratings.
- In addition to the Medicare payments, Trump has proposed $5,000 checks to all adult citizens if Republicans retain both the House and Senate, a plan met with skepticism by many analysts and some Republicans.
- The administration is also sending $500 payments to nearly 1 million Americans, a move seen by strategists as potentially influential in key election races.
