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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Shreya Biswas

Trump’s $90 Medicare and $500 ACA checks are going out. Here’s why healthcare costs could still hit seniors

A $90 Medicare payment is on the way for millions of beneficiaries, while nearly 1 million Affordable Care Act enrollees are receiving $500 refunds. But those payments are arriving as the cost of health coverage continues to rise.

More than 20 million Medicare participants enrolled in Part B are expected to receive the one-time $90 payment and about 1 million people who enrolled in ACA plans through federal exchanges are getting $500 checks.

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