so, it s going to take some time for some of these providings to kick in, obviously. these are big provisions. specifically on prescription drugs. the $2,000 out-of-pocket cap doesn t start until 2025, we understand. medicare negotiation phasing in between 2026 to 29. how does this help americans in the immediate future? that s a great question and one of the important things about the way this bill was designed was to provide both immediate relief and also address long-standing challenges. for example, on immediate relief, this fall, 13 million americans will see lower health care premiums as a result of this bill. about $800 in savings. those benefits will go beyond those 13 million americans because it will mean more affordable health care coverage. people going into fall and winter can rest easier knowing they have access to health care. it takes on long-standing challenges of allowing medicare to negotiate for prescription drug prices, which will take some time. we
outside the courthouse but, yesterday, the biden campaign held the surprise event there. i don t understand that. we will tell you who was there and dig into that campaign strategy. also ahead, the latest from gaza where israeli forces are moving into the city of rafah. it comes days after an israeli air strike ignited a deadly fire at a camp for displaced palestinians. let s dive in to our top story. after 21 days of heated testimony, the defense and the prosecution delivered closing arguments yesterday in donald trump s criminal hush money trial. nbc news laura jarrett has a recap. the first trial of an american president soon in the hands of seven men and five women. prosecutors closing their case arguing former president trump orchestrated a criminal conspiracy to influence the 2016 election to pull the wool over voter s eyes, they say, by ordering the payoff of stormy daniels and covering it all up. they tried to establish a pattern of mr. trump damaging stories
One year ago today, on August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law landmark legislation to lower health care costs for millions of Americans, known as the