Catastrophic Home Care Benefits Demonstrations Act of 1988

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Catastrophic Home Care Benefits Demonstrations Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a 30-month demonstration program providing home care services to Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) beneficiaries who are unable to perform at least three of five specified basic functions of normal activity and are participating in a program which is to be conducted by the Secretary for overseeing the provision of such care. Sets the maximum amount of payments that may be made for home care services at 75 percent of the average amount payable for skilled nursing facility services under the Medicaid program (title XIX of the Act). Establishes the formula for determining a home care services deductible. Covers 80 percent of the reasonable costs incurred by home care service providers. Sets forth requirements for home health agencies which are participating in such demonstration program, including the requirements that such agencies: (1) meet Medicare home health agency requirements; (2) implement grievance review procedures for patients; (3) provide each patient with a written statement and a schedule of the services to be provided, as agreed up…