; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) section 1837(i)(5), the coverage period shall begin on the first day of the month following the month in which the individual so enrolls. . (c) No increase in premiums Section 1839(b) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395r(b) ) is amended in the first sentence, by inserting , (i)(5), after subsection (i)(4) . 107. Special Medicare rules during the COVID–19 emergency (a) Premiums Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall provide that an individual entitled to benefits under part A or enrolled under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is not required to pay any premium under such part A or part B (if any would otherwise be applicable) for any month occurring during the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B) ). (b) Cost-Sharing requirements Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to items and services furnished during a month occurring during the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B) ) to an individual entitled to benefits under part A or enrolled under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.), including an individual enrolled under section 1899C of such Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall ensure that the aggregate amount of any cost-sharing requirements (including any deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance) applicable under such part A or part B (or, in the case of an individual enrolled under part C of such title, under such part C if such item or service would have been covered under such part A or B) to such individual with respect to such items and services furnished during such month does not exceed 5 percent of such individual’s income during such month. The Secretary shall pay to the entity furnishing such item or service the amount of any such requirement that would be payable to such