; or (B) a State supplementary payment of the type referred to in section 1616(a) of such title (or a payment of the type described in section 212(a) of Public Law 93–66 ). (e) Protection for certain Medicare beneficiaries Notwithstanding section 226(a) of the Social Security Act, in the case of any individual— (1) who is entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security by operation of section 226(a) of such Act