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Trump's $90 Medicare Premium Payments Ahead of Midterms
Trump announced $90 Medicare premium payments for over 20 million seniors just before the November midterms, continuing a pattern of election-season direct payments including prior ACA rebate checks and a proposed $5,000 universal payment.
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President Donald Trump announced $90 payments for more than 20 million seniors on Medicare to help pay for premium costs, ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections (Arab News, October 3). The announcement, made late Friday night via social media, follows Trump's prior announcement last month that about 1 million people would receive rebate checks of $500 for Affordable Care Act premiums, and his campaign-trail promise to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain power (Arab News, October 3). This pattern of pre-election direct payments represents a notable and recurring campaign/governance tactic worth tracking.