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 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.
OPPS final rule keeps site-neutral payments and 340B cuts; finalizes transparency requirements separately
The controversial major hospital payment cuts in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule were retained from the proposed rule even though hospitals successfully have challenged them in federal court.
Dec. 16-20: CMS comment deadlines are among upcoming healthcare finance developments
A complete listing of healthcare finance-related hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of Dec. 16.
NFP hospital finances improve, Moody’s finds
Moody’s changed its outlook for not-for-profit hospitals from negative to neutral for 2020, citing improved revenue.
47 hospitals have closed in 2019, MedPAC reports
Hospital closures have doubled so far in 2019, compared with 2018, according to a MedPAC analysis.
ACA tax drove 2018 healthcare spending acceleration, CMS actuaries find
National healthcare expenditures in 2018 increased slightly overall but declined as a share of the economy, according to a report from the CMS Office of the Actuary.
OPPS final rule keeps site-neutral payments and 340B cuts, leaves out transparency requirement
The Medicare OPPS final rule will continue 340B and site-neutral payment cuts but leaves out the requirement to post rates negotiated with health plans.