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
CMS extends comment period for health plan price transparency rule
CMS will accept feedback for an additional two weeks on a proposed rule requiring health plan price transparency.
Hospital operating margins decline 21% in 2019, tracking firm finds
One tracking firm saw big margin declines for hospitals in 2019, with small hospitals struggling the most.
Enrollment largely stable in ACA marketplaces
There will be no practical impact from any court ruling on the Affordable Care Act until a Supreme Court decision comes down in 2020 at the earliest.
Hospital price study draws pushback
The dramatic conclusion of new research that hospitals prices are more than 200 percent of Medicare rates is raising questions among industry analysts.
After ACA court decision, ‘Nothing is changing’ immediately
There will be no practical impact from any court ruling on the Affordable Care Act until a Supreme Court decision comes down in 2020 at the earliest.
How Montana got hospitals to accept Medicare-based payment rates
Montana moved its hospitals to Medicare-based payment rates to help reduce costs for its state-employee health plan.
A 5-month delay of the DSH payment cut is among new federal budget provisions
A delay of a $4 billion cut to hospital DSH payments was included in a year-end federal funding package.
Battle emerges over value-based safe harbors included in anti-fraud overhaul
Although proposed Stark Law exceptions have drawn praise in comments from many healthcare stakeholders, others see reasons for caution.
‘We were completely wrong’: How Henry Ford Health System won a major direct contract
How one health system won a large direct contract as such arrangements become more widespread.
Bipartisan policy group aims to slash hospital budgets
A group of policy advisers, researchersa nd politicians are urging a range of measures to cut spending on hospitals.