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Among the highly anticipated announcements are regulations on the new state insurance exchanges, taxes for medical devices, funding for hospitals treating the uninsured and insurance coverage for contraception.
Seniors in both traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans would be affected by the change, according to research that looks at how a voucher system would have worked in 2010.
Federal officials made small errors in calculating how much hospitals will be docked for having too many patients return within 30 days. Many hospitals will lose a bit more money under revised calculations.
Among those under 55, a majority want to keep the current program, but 44 percent prefer switching to premium support
In October, hospitals stand to gain or lose as much as 1 percent of reimbursements. But experts say most will break even.
Many hospitals warn that Medicare penalties for high readmission rates will hurt facilities that most need resources.
Too many patients are returning to the hospital soon after being discharged, a costly problem the government is tackling.
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