10-percent increase of payment for items and services payable under Medicare Part B furnished in Health Disparity Zones

Section 1833(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following:. With respect to items and services payable under this part that are furnished in a Health Disparity Zone (as defined in section 9 of the Health Disparity Zones Act of 2026) during the period beginning on the first day an area is designated a Health Disparity Zone under section 2(a)(1) of such Act and ending on the last day of the fiscal year that is 10 fiscal years following the enactment of this Act, the payment rates otherwise established for such items and services shall be increased by 10 percent. The cost-sharing requirements (if any) applicable to an item or service described in the preceding sentence furnished to an individual shall be calculated as if such preceding sentence did not apply.