Trump Says Elderly to Get $200 for Drugs in Bid for Senior Vote
- Drug industry had refused to finance discount cards in deal
- Money will come from Medicare demonstrations, official says
President Donald Trump
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President Donald Trump said that Americans in the Medicare program for the elderly and disabled will be sent $200 discount cards for prescription drugs within weeks, potentially putting cash in their pockets ahead of his November re-election.
“Nobody’s seen this before. These cards are incredible,” Trump said Thursday in a speech outlining what he called an “America First Health Plan” in Charlotte, North Carolina. “The cards will be mailed out in coming weeks. I will always take care of our wonderful senior citizens.”