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Source: theguardian.com

<p>President says payments, to be sent in early October, are meant to offset cost of monthly insurance premiums</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Donald ⁠Trump</a> has said the US government will send a one-time $90 payment to more than 20 million Americans enrolled in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/medicare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Medicare</a>, the ⁠health insurance program for ⁠elderly people, ​to help offset the cost of their monthly medical insurance premiums.</p><p>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 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-congress" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Congress</a> to improve the Medicare fee-for-service program.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/03/trump-payment-seniors-medicare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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