Trump's one-time $90 Medicare rebate rolls out, but millions are left out
Summary
President Donald Trump promised one-time $90 rebate checks to offset premiums for millions of U.S. seniors on Medicare, his latest pledge to send money to Americans ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, after touting $500 and $5,000 checks, according to Fortune. The White House said the payments would be drawn from a fund set up to improve Medicare, and the LA Times reported the pledge as a response to Medicare costs, which rose as a consequence of his One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The rebate rolls out this week: Trump says his administration will make one-time payments of $90 per person to help more than 20 million Medicare enrollees pay for their Part B premiums, at a cost of about $2 billion. Millions of people will be left out, and critics call it a political stunt.
Latest: The $90 rebate rolls out this week for more than 20 million Medicare enrollees at a cost of about $2 billion, but millions are left out and critics call it a political stunt.
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How it unfolded
Wednesday 7 October
The $90 rebate rolls out this week for more than 20 million Medicare enrollees at a cost of about $2 billion, but millions are left out and critics call it a political stunt.
Saturday 3 October
Trump promised one-time $90 rebate checks to offset premiums for millions of seniors on Medicare, to be drawn from a fund set up to improve Medicare, ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
- 22:08LA TimesTrump announces $90 payments for seniors on Medicare
- 18:13FortuneTrump teases more inflationary money for voters ahead of midterm elections, now promising $90 payments after touting $500 and $5,000 checks
- 17:47NBC NewsTrump pledges to send $90 checks to millions of seniors on Medicare
- 16:58The Philadelphia InquirerTrump announces $90 payments for seniors on Medicare ahead of midterm elections for premium costs
- 10:59The Philadelphia InquirerTrump announces plan to send $90 payments to millions of seniors