Trump says US to send one-time $90 payment to 20m seniors enrolled in Medicare

President says payments, to be sent in early October, are meant to offset cost of monthly insurance premiums Donald ⁠Trump has said the US government will send a one-time $90 payment to more than 20 million Americans enrolled in Medicare , the ⁠health insurance program for ⁠elderly people, ​to help offset the cost of their monthly medical insurance premiums. The president said on social media late on Friday that the ⁠payments would come from the Medicare Improvement Fund, which he said was given $2bn by Congress to improve the Medicare fee-for-service program. Continue reading...

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