Trump administration begins sending $500 ACA refund payments
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The Trump administration said it will begin sending one-time $500 payments Wednesday to nearly 1 million Affordable Care Act enrollees in 30 states. The payments will be delivered by check and accompanied by a letter from President Donald Trump.
The White House describes the payments as refunds for people it says were overcharged through user fees associated with HealthCare.gov under the Biden administration. The affected states use federally administered insurance exchanges overseen by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
An administration official told CBS News that the primary recipients are people earning more than 400% of the federal poverty level who purchased insurance through HealthCare.gov without receiving taxpayer subsidies. Families may receive more than one payment if they have multiple affected members, the official said.
In his letter, Trump says surplus funds accumulated from the Obamacare Premium Tax are being returned to eligible consumers. The administration has characterized the previous fee levels and resulting premium costs as mismanagement of the health insurance program.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
The second model checked the writer's draft against the same sources and changed it before publication. Struck words were in the draft; underlined words are its corrections.
WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story needs two delivery/funding details corrected to match the CBS source excerpt. - "The payments will be delivered by check or direct deposit and accompanied by a letter from President Donald Trump.": The source says families with multiple affected people could receive multiple payments via check or direct deposit, but says recipients will receive $500 checks along with a letter; it does not support that all payments will be delivered by direct deposit. - "In his letter, Trump says surplus funds accumulated from the ACA marketplace fees are being returned to eligible consumers.": The source quotes Trump saying the surplus funds accumulated from the Obamacare Premium Tax, not ACA marketplace fees.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Trump administration begins sending $500 ACA refund payments
The Trump administration said it will begin sending one-time $500 payments Wednesday to nearly 1 million Affordable Care Act enrollees in 30 states. The payments will be delivered by check or direct deposit and accompanied by a letter from President Donald Trump.
The White House describes the payments as refunds for people it says were overcharged through user fees associated with HealthCare.gov under the Biden administration. The affected states use federally administered insurance exchanges overseen by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
An administration official told CBS News that the primary recipients are people earning more than 400% of the federal poverty level who purchased insurance through HealthCare.gov without receiving taxpayer subsidies. Families may receive more than one payment if they have multiple affected members, the official said.
In his letter, Trump says surplus funds accumulated from the ACAObamacare marketplacePremium feesTax are being returned to eligible consumers. The administration has characterized the previous fee levels and resulting premium costs as mismanagement of the health insurance program.
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