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

President Trump announced that the US government will send one-time $90 payments to over 20 million seniors enrolled in Medicare. Scheduled for early October, these payments aim to offset monthly medical insurance premiums. The total expenditure of around $2 billion will be sourced from the Medicare Improvement Fund, which Congress originally allocated to enhance the Medicare fee-for-service program. Trump described the fund as a pointless slush fund in a post on Truth Social.