Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act

Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act

This bill reauthorizes and establishes programs and requirements regarding health, commerce, and the environment.

The bill reauthorizes and expands programs for health care, including by

• allowing individuals age 65 and over with a medically improved disability to qualify for Medicaid;
• extending payment increases for certain providers under Medicare, including physicians and rural hospitals; 
• extending Medicare coverage of certain telehealth services;
• requiring pharmacy benefit managers to remit 100% of rebates for prescription drugs to group health plans; 
• reauthorizing programs supporting health care in underserved communities, including the National Health Service Corps;
• expanding and reauthorizing programs for public health emergency preparedness and response, including pandemic preparedness; 
• expanding and reauthorizing programs for prevention and treatment of certain conditions, including substance use disorders, traumatic brain injuries, and sickle cell disease; and
• expanding the Food and Drug Administration’s authority regarding research on rare pediatric diseases.

The bill also establishes requirements relating to commerce, including by 

• prohibiting nonconsensual online publication of intimate visual depictions of individuals, 
• requiring manufacturers of internet-connected devices to disclose whether the device has a camera or microphone prior to purchase,
• banning products containing 10% or more of sodium nitrite by weight, and
• requiring additional disclosures relating to the prices of concert tickets and hotel rooms.

Additionally, the bill establishes and reauthorizes programs relating to the environment, including grants for community recycling systems, drinking water infrastructure, and reducing diesel emissions. It also allows gasoline that is blended with 10% to 15% ethanol to be sold year-round.