约翰·哈尼 报道唐纳德·特朗普总统表示，他的政府将很快向超过2000万名美国老年人发放“近100美元”的支票，以“帮助支付他们的医疗保险B部分保费”。特朗普总统周五晚些时候在Truth Social上发帖宣布了这一消息，称这笔资金将来自2008年设立的医疗保险改进基金，该基金旨在加强原有的医疗保险健康保险计划。
By John Harney President Donald Trump said his administration would soon send checks of “nearly $100” to more than 20 million older Americans to “help pay for their Medicare Part B premiums.”The president, who made the announcement in a post on Truth Social late Friday, said the money would come from the Medicare Improvement Fund, established in 2008 to enhance the original Medicare health insurance program.
这篇帖子和一份详述该计划的白宫事实清单，是在特朗普从阿拉巴马州莫比尔的中期选举竞选集会返回华盛顿时发布的。距离选举仅剩一个多月，他的共和党面临着民主党的强劲挑战，后者正争夺共和党在众议院和参议院微弱的多数优势，甚至在阿拉巴马州等长期由共和党主导的州也是如此。
The post and a White House fact sheet detailing the plan appeared as Trump returned to Washington from a midterm campaign rally in Mobile, Alabama. The elections are barely a month away and his Republican Party faces robust challenges from Democrats for their narrow control of the House and Senate, even in states like Alabama which have long been dominated by the GOP.
例如，在北卡罗来纳州，一个顶级超级政治行动委员将停止为共和党参议院候选人迈克尔·沃特利提供资金支持。
In North Carolina, for instance, a top super political action committee will cease funding s for the Republican Senate candidate, Michael Whatley.
民调显示，选民认为特朗普的经济政策未能缓解他们最关心的问题——生活成本，且伊朗战争日益不得人心，因此这笔医疗保险款项成为特朗普向美国人兜里塞钱的又一承诺。
With polls showing that voters feel Trump’s economic policies have failed to allay their chief concern — the cost of living — and with the Iran war increasingly unpopular, the Medicare checks mark yet another pledge to put money in the pockets of Americans.
早前报道：特朗普承诺为奥巴马医改计划退还500美元，而共和党人曾削减该计划白宫在一份事实清单中表示：“大多数符合条件的老年人将在10月初以直接存款的形式收到90美元的付款。没有设置直接存款的人将在10月初收到支票，寄送至他们在医疗保险登记的邮寄地址。”医疗保险B部分涵盖医生就诊、门诊治疗和预防性检查。
Earlier: Trump Promises $500 Back for Obamacare Plans Republicans Cut“Most eligible seniors will receive the payment in the form a direct deposit of $90 in early October,” the White House said in a fact sheet. “Those without direct deposit will receive a check, also sent in early October, to the mailing address they haveed with Medicare.”Medicare Part B covers doctor visits, outpatient treatment and preventative tests.
特朗普表示，这些付款独立于白宫另一项向参加《平价医疗法案》（即奥巴马医改）人员发放“退款”支票的计划。白宫描述称，那些付款将耗资近5亿美元。
Trump said the payments were separate from another White House initiative to send “refund” checks to people enrolled in the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. Those payments, as described by the White House, would cost nearly $500 million.
在周五的 Truth Social 帖子结尾，特朗普重申了另一项提议：给每位美国成年公民发放 5000 美元，但前提是“如果共和党赢得中期选举！”
At the end of the Truth Social post on Friday, Trump repeated another proposal: to give $5,000 to every adult US citizen, but “if and when the Republicans win the Midterm Elections!”