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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.