Trump announces US will send $90 checks to 20 million seniors enrolled in Medicare

President Trump announced that his administration will distribute $90 checks to 20 million Medicare enrollees to help offset Part B premium costs, using funds from the Medicare Improvement Fund.
President Trump announced Friday his administration will pay out a total of around $2 billion in checks to over 20 million seniors to offset Medicare Part B premium costs. In an evening Truth Social post, the president said this money would be sourced from the Medicare Improvement Fund, which he called a “pointless ‘Slush Fund.’”...
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