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JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images Trump's legally dubious pledge to send out $200 cards to Medicare beneficiaries could leave out 13 million low-income Americans receiving federal aid within the program. The "Extra Help" program within Medicare provides poor Americans with subsidies that can be used towards prescription drug copays and premiums. The administration appears to be focusing on aiding seniors that are not already getting federal aid. "It doesn't mean they're having an easier time affording their medication," healthcare expert Juliette Cubanski said of people enrolled in Extra Help. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. President Donald Trump vowed on Thursday to send $200 drug discount cards to 33 million Medicare beneficiaries in a legally dubious gambit aimed at strengthening his political support among seniors.But that could exclude 13 million low-income Americans enrolled in the program who are receiving federal subsidies to better afford their prescription medications.During an event in North Carolina, Trump said the cards would be sent in the near future to millions of older Americans."Nobody has seen this before.