Rich Daly

About the Author

Rich Daly

HFMA Senior Editor

Location: Downers Grove, IL

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

Trump administration details hospital spending plans in FY21 proposed budget

The Trump administration signaled its federal healthcare spending priorities in its proposed annual budget, which includes a slew of hospital cuts.

Rich Daly February 12, 2020

Hard truths about the state of the healthcare industry

HFMA's president and CEO, Joseph Fifer, provides a straightforward assessment of likely changes to come in healthcare in the 2020s and what healthcare executives should do to to prepare.

Rich Daly February 11, 2020

Feb. 10-14: Release of the Trump administration’s FY21 budget is among upcoming healthcare finance events

A complete listing of healthcare finance-related hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of Feb. 10.

Rich Daly February 10, 2020

How Cigna aims to limit healthcare spending increases to mirror the consumer price index

One of the nation’s largest health plans aims to cut spending increases on healthcare services to align with the consumer price index by the end of 2021.

Rich Daly February 10, 2020

Find the latest numbers shaping healthcare finance

Learn the key numbers that shaped healthcare finance policy and practice in recent weeks.

Rich Daly February 3, 2020

New Medicaid waivers draw concern from hospitals, optimism from others

The new Medicaid waivers offered by the Trump administration could generate both good and bad outcomes for hospitals.

Rich Daly February 3, 2020

Feb. 2-7: Senate hearing on private provider care for veterans is among upcoming healthcare finance events

A complete listing of healthcare finance-related hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of Feb. 2.

Rich Daly January 30, 2020

Health system obstacles can prevent the elimination of low-value services

Health system processes — not just physician practice patterns — can create obstacles to eliminating low-value care, value-based payment advocates have found.

Rich Daly January 30, 2020

News Briefs for January 2020

Developments and trends shaping healthcare finance

Rich Daly January 30, 2020

Health plans expect to offer generic drugs by 2022

A health plan alliance with hospitals aims to produce generic drug alternatives that will save consumers “hundreds of millions” of dollars.

Rich Daly January 27, 2020