Donald Trump Says US to Send One-Time $90 Payment to 20 Million Seniors Enrolled in Medicare
The one-time payment will come from the Medicare Improvement Fund and most eligible recipients will get it by direct deposit in early October, officials said.
- On October 2, President Donald Trump announced his Administration will send $90 checks to over 20 million Seniors to help cover Medicare Part B premiums, describing the payments as immediate.
- Trump claimed the funding will come from the Medicare Improvement Fund, which he labeled a 'pointless 'Slush Fund'' used by Democrats in Congress to pay for 'Waste, Fraud, and Abuse.'
- This announcement follows recent plans for $500 payments to nearly 1 million Americans overcharged on Affordable Care Act plans; Trump also reiterated a $5,000 'Trump Dividend' pledge if Republicans retain Congress.
- Although Trump described the payments as immediate, the logistics and the Administration's authority to divert these specific funds remain unclear; USA TODAY has requested further information from the White House.
- As Republicans face competitive midterm elections, these promises follow previous pledges like the $1,776 'warrior dividend' for Americans; however, other payments such as the $2,000 tariff dividend have not reached Americans.
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Trump giving seniors $90 checks to help with Medicare costs ahead of midterms
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Checks for voters, Trump’s strategy to turn the midterms around
Donald Trump’s latest financial promise, a $90 check for people enrolled in Medicare, will be sent out in October to millions of older adults in the run-up to midterm elections that will decide control of Congress, with Republicans facing voter discontent over the president’s economic record.Seguir leyendo
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