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Politics● LowOct 3 · Oct 3, 2026, 1:17 PM

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

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

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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