Rich Daly
About the Author
Rich Daly is senior editor, policy affairs with HFMA, based in Alabama. His healthcare policy and finance reporting experience includes staff writer positions with Modern Healthcare and Congressional Quarterly (both focused on healthcare regulatory and legislative developments); editor-in-chief of 340B Report (the only news outlet focused on daily policy, legal, and business developments in the 340B program); and serving as a content director for Sg2/Vizient Inc (producing reports on financial pain points and solutions for health systems). He previously covered daily news for HFMA and wrote features for Healthcare Financial Management magazine, where his recognitions included the Stephen Barr Award (the only individual achievement award) from the American Society of Business Publication Editors.
Latest Work
A scarcity of rural ICU beds means little revenue amid the COVID-19 resurgence
Half of low-income rural areas lack ICU beds, which is depriving hospitals of revenue during ongoing COVID-19 surges.
Hospitals decry appeals court decision upholding 340B cuts
An appeals court upheld $1.6 billion in annual Medicare payment cuts to 340B hospitals.
Elective surgery volume near normal in late July, analysis finds
Elective surgeries recovered in July following earlier state bans. However, a growing number of states are re-imposing bans amid a COVID-19 resurgence.
Senate’s COVID-19 bill disappoints hospitals
Hospitals were frustrated proposed hospital funding levels and tweaks to Medicare advance payments as proposed in Senate Republicans’ new COVID-19-relief bills.
Hospital groups urge court rejection of ‘unlawful’ charge transparency rule
Hospital advocates highlighted a range of statutory and cost concerns in amicus briefs to an appeals court considering a CMS price transparency requirement.
Trump administration extends public health emergency to October
The federal public health emergency stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic was extended by 90 days to late October.
Hospitals with health plans have gotten a financial boost during the pandemic
Hospitals with provider-sponsored health plans have obtained a financial cushion to offset the steep losses from the coronavirus pandemic on the provider side.
Why a crisis makes finance-clinical collaboration more important
Crisis, like the COID-19 pandemic, underscores the need for and benefits from better collaboration between finance and clinical leaders of healthcare organizations.
As the COVID-19 situation improves in Maryland, hospitals not immune to losses
Maryland hospitals suffered COVID-19 volume losses, but they say the state’s unique all-payer rate-setting system mitigated the situation to a degree.
After big payouts, Medicare may throttle back bundled payment program
Most BPCI-A participants could see bonuses dry up if proposed changes in the program are implemented.