Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
Overview
The Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act aims to reduce healthcare, commerce, and environmental costs for Americans. It reauthorizes and expands programs related to health care, including Medicaid and Medicare, and addresses issues like prescription drug rebates and pandemic preparedness. The bill also includes provisions to prohibit nonconsensual online publication of intimate images, ban certain products containing sodium nitrite, and establish environmental protections, such as recycling and drinking water infrastructure improvements. Finally, it includes measures to increase transparency in concert ticket and hotel pricing.
Key provisions
- Reauthorizes and expands Medicaid eligibility for older adults with disabilities.
- Extends payment increases for certain Medicare providers, including physicians and rural hospitals.
- Requires pharmacy benefit managers to remit 100% of rebates for prescription drugs to group health plans.
- Prohibits nonconsensual online publication of intimate visual depictions.
- Bans products containing 10% or more of sodium nitrite by weight.
- Establishes grants for community recycling systems, drinking water infrastructure, and reducing diesel emissions.
- Allows gasoline blended with 10% to 15% ethanol to be sold year-round.
- Increases transparency in prices for concert tickets and hotel rooms.
Who is affected
- Older adults
- Healthcare providers (physicians, rural hospitals)
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