Medicare and Medicaid Amendments of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Medicare and Medicaid Amendments of 1979 - Title I: Medicare Provisions - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the deduction as a trade or business expense of the expenses of an employer with respect to inpatient hospital services health benefits provided to his or her employees if benefits are not offered to employees between the ages of 65 and 70 which are at least equal to benefits offered at the same cost to employees under 65. Prohibits payments, under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, for inpatient hospital services for cases in which payment has been made or will be made as health benefits provided by an employer. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to enter into contracts with public and private entities to provide for the administration of Medicare benefits. Limits the 100 percent reimbursement for physicians in the fields of radiology or pathology to physicians who agree to accept assignment for all physicians' services furnished by such physicians to hospital inpatients. Eliminates Medicare coverage of chiropractors' services. Increases the amount considered as incurred expenses for the outpatient treatment of mental, psych…