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

Hospitals baffled over why Medicare continues site-neutral payments, 340B cuts despite adverse court rulings

Hospital advocates blasted two major payment cuts that were implemented recently despite court orders overriding the cuts and warned about the consequences.

Rich Daly November 7, 2019

How hospital quality executives are pitching value-based payment to CFOs

Healthcare quality-improvement executives see ways in which an emphasis on value can improve some hospitals’ finances.

Rich Daly November 7, 2019

Nov. 4-8: A Medicare advisers meeting is among the week’s national healthcare events

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s two-day public meeting is among major healthcare finance events taking place this week.

Rich Daly November 1, 2019

Legislative fight over surprise billing is nearing an end, congressional aide says

Congressional negotiators are said to be close to a compromise on legislation that aims to end surprise medical bills.

Rich Daly October 31, 2019

Obstacles to and progress in improving hospitals’ understanding of their total costs of care were explored in an HFMA executive focus group

Focus group identifies the promise and challenges of total cost of care.

Rich Daly October 31, 2019

Opponents of Medicare expansion should focus on pitfalls of proposals

Eye on Washington: Challenges to Medicare expansion and "Medicare for All" proposals should address some of the very real potential pitfalls of the proposal, including their projected price tags.

Rich Daly October 31, 2019

News Watch November 2019: Developments and trends shaping healthcare finance

News Watch: News stories about recent developments and trends shaping healthcare finance in the United States.

Rich Daly October 31, 2019

Amid lagging hospital risk taking, value-based payment advocates try to woo CFOs

Hospital CFOs are seen by others in healthcare as the key to spurring organizations and the industry at large to move from fee for service to risk-based payment models.

Rich Daly October 30, 2019

Hospital payment cuts fund state public-option plans

States are using hospital rate cuts as a key building block to support a growing number of public-option health plans.

Rich Daly October 25, 2019

How a ‘mini-Optum’ saved $85 million in three years by emphasizing primary care

A Texas clinically integrated network has used a primary care physician-focused approach to lower healthcare spending by $85 million over three years.

Rich Daly October 23, 2019