SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the “Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988”. (b) Amendments to the Social Security Act.—Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to that section or other provision of the Social Security Act. (c) Table of Contents.—The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; references in Act; table of contents. TITLE I—PROVISIONS RELATING TO PART A OF MEDICARE PROGRAM AND SUPPLEMENTAL MEDICARE PREMIUM Subtitle A—Expansion of Medicare Part A Benefits Sec. 101. Expanding scope of benefits under part A. Sec. 102. Deductibles and coinsurance under part A. Sec. 103. Part A premium for medicare buy-ins. Sec. 104. Effective dates, transition, and conforming amendments. Subtitle B—Supplemental Medicare Premium Sec. 111. Imposition of supplemental medicare premium. Sec. 112. Establishment of Federal Hospital Insurance Catastrophic Coverage Reserve Fund. Sec. 113. Study of tax incentives for purchase of coverage for long-term care. TITLE II—PROVISIONS RELATING TO PART B OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM AND TO MEDICARE SUPPLEMENTAL HEALTH INSURANCE Subtitle A—Expansion of Medicare Part B Benefits Sec. 201. Limitation on medicare part B cost-sharing. Sec. 202. Coverage of catastrophic expenses for prescription drugs and insulin. Sec. 203. Coverage of home intravenous drug therapy services. Sec. 204. Coverage of screening mammography. Sec. 205. In-home care for certain chronically dependent individuals. Sec. 206. Extending home health services. Sec. 207. Research on long-term care services for medicare beneficiaries. Sec. 208. Study of adult day care services. Subtitle B—Medicare Part B Monthly Premium and Financing Sec. 211. Adjustment in medicare part B premium. Sec. 212. Establishment of Federal Catastrophic Drug Insurance Trust Fund; fund transfers. Sec. 213. Creation of Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Account 102 STAT. 684 Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 221. Voluntary certification of medical supplemental health insurance policies. Sec. 222. Adjustment of contracts with prepaid health plans. Sec. 223. Mailing of notice of medicare benefits and information describing participating physician program. Sec. 224. Changes in civil money penalties for certain practices of health maintenance organizations and competitive medical plans. TITLE III—PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MEDICARE PROGRAM Sec. 301. Requiring medicare buy-in of premiums and cost-sharing for indigent medicare beneficiaries. Sec. 302. Coverage and payment for pregnant women and infants with incomes below poverty line. Sec. 303. Protection of income and resources of couple for maintenance of community spouse. TITLE IV—UNITED STATES BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE, OBRA TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS, AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Subtitle A—United States Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care Sec. 401. Establishment Sec. 402. Duties. Sec. 403. Membership. Sec. 404. Staff and consultants. Sec. 405. Powers. Sec. 406. Report Sec. 407. Termination. Sec. 408. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B—OBRA Technical Corrections Sec. 411. Technical corrections to certain health care provisions in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987. Subtitle C— Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 421. Maintenance of effort Sec. 422. Rate reduction for medicare eligible Federal annuitants. Sec. 423. Study and reports by the Office of Personnel Management on offering medicare supplemental plans to Federal medicare eligible individuals, and other changes. Sec. 424. Benefits counseling and assistance demonstration project for certain medicare and medicare beneficiaries. Sec. 425. Case management demonstration projects. Sec. 426. Extensions of expiring provisions. Sec. 427. Advisory Committee on Medicare Home Health Claims. Sec. 428. Prohibition of misuse of symbols, emblems, or names in reference to Social Security or Medicare. Sec. 429. Demonstration projects with respect to chronic ventilator-dependent units in hospitals.