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(2) (A) The income level established under paragraph (1)(B) shall be at least the percent provided under subparagraph (B) (but not more than 100 percent) of the official poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 9902(2) of this title ) applicable to a family of the size involved. (B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the percent provided under this clause, with respect to eligibility for medical assistance on or after— (i) January 1, 1989 , is 85 percent, (ii) January 1, 1990 , is 90 percent, and (iii) January 1, 1991 , is 100 percent. (C) In the case of a State which has elected treatment under section 1396a(f) of this title and which, as of January 1, 1987 , used an income standard for individuals age 65 or older which was more restrictive than the income standard established under the supplemental security income program under subchapter XVI, the percent provided under subparagraph (B), with respect to eligibility for medical assistance on or after— (i) January 1, 1989 , is 80 percent, (ii) January 1, 1990 , is 85 percent, (iii) January 1, 1991 , is 95 percent, and (iv) January 1, 1992 , is 100 percent. (D) (i) In determining under this subsection the income of an individual who is entitled to monthly insurance benefits under subchapter II for a transition month (as defined in clause (ii)) in a year, such income shall not include any amounts attributable to an increase in the level of monthly insurance benefits payable under such subchapter which have occurred pursuant to section 415(i) of this title for benefits payable for months beginning with December of the previous year. (ii) For purposes of clause (i), the term “transition month” means each month in a year through the month following the month in which the annual revision of the official poverty line, referred to in subparagraph (A), is published.