Trump Pledges Medicare Rebate Checks

The Administration is making a $90 Premium Rebate available for Part B premiums to certain Medicare beneficiaries. (nbcnews.com)

President Trump says the payments are meant to offset the cost of monthly insurance premiums. (theguardian.com)

The $90 checks are separate from the equally substantial Refund 'Checks' being sent to One Million Americans who were overcharged for their Unaffordable Care Act plans. (nbcnews.com)

The US is set to send one-time $90 payments to 20 million seniors enrolled in Medicare. (theguardian.com)

The CMS fact sheet claims that Trump is the first president to tap into the Medicare Improvement Fund, which was established by Congress in 2008 to help finance general improvements to the Medicare program. (nbcnews.com)