Trump announces one‑off $90 Medicare payment for 20 million seniors

President Donald Trump said the United States will issue a one‑time $90 payment to more than 20 million Americans enrolled in Medicare.

The payments are scheduled to be sent in early October and are intended to help recipients offset the cost of their monthly medical insurance premiums.

Trump announced the measure on social media late on Friday, explaining that the funds will be drawn from the Medicare Improvement Fund. He noted that Congress had allocated $2 billion to this fund to improve the Medicare fee‑for‑service programme.

The announcement did not include further details on the distribution process or any additional eligibility criteria beyond existing Medicare enrolment.

Source: The Guardian. Photo: Polina Tankilevitch / Pexels.