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.

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.