A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the amount of the inpatient hospital deductible applicable to the medicare program.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to stipulate that the inpatient hospital deductible: (1) may not exceed $160 for any year prior to 1981; and (2) beginning January 1, 1981, such deductible may not exceed a preceding year's deductible unless the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare promulgates a new deductible and such deductible is approved by both Houses of Congress.…