Trump’s $2 billion midterms health-care bribe will go to just 20.8 million Americans, less than one-third of Medicare recipients
Source: Fortune ·
Medicare Advantage enrollees and millions of low-income recipients are excluded from the one-time payments, which will cost about $2 billion.
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President Donald Trump says his administration will make one-time payments of $90 per person to help more than 20 million Medicare enrollees pay for their Part B premiums. It will cost about $2 billion. Less than one-third of all Medicare recipients are eligible for the payments, which are expected to be sent out this week. Not eligible are roughly 35 million Medicare Advantage enrollees, millions of other people with disabilities and low-income Medicare recipients. The election-year promise that the Republican president made over the weekend comes as the Nov. 3 midterms are fast approaching, with the cost of living and healthcare expenses among the top issues for voters. Some questions and answers about the payouts: Who will benefit? Some 20.8 million people in the original Medicare Part B who are living in the United States, not receiving premium assistance from Medicaid or not paying an income-related monthly adjusted amount. Medicare Advantage enrollees, who make up more than…