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
Sept. 9-13: Senate committee to vote on HHS funding
Senate appropriators will vote on funding for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, among other key healthcare finance events around the country next week.
Supporters of releasing privately negotiated health plan rates dominate public comments
Supporters of a proposal for hospitals to release their health plan-negotiated rates, so far, have dominated comments on it to CMS.
MedPAC meeting among next week’s key healthcare events
Healthcare finance policy events for the week of Sept. 2.
Search for federal funding driving surprise bill legislation: advisers
A search for new federal funding is driving fast-moving surprise billing legislation and will ultimately determine if it is enacted, according to legislative advisers.
A look at the financial ramifications hospitals may see from ‘public charge’ changes
Hospitals could lose billions of dollars nationally in Medicaid and CHIP revenue due to a new change in rules for legal immigrants.
Enrollment of large-company workers in high-deductible plans reaches a historic high
The share of covered workers enrolled in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) at large employers reached 47% in 2019.
Small Medicare payment increases in store for post-acute care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued final rules with FY20 rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) and hospices.
Hospital industry sheds jobs for the first time in 20 months
Hospitals reduced positions in July, marking the first employment drop since 2017.
12 details to know about the IPPS final rule
CMS issued a final rule for Medicare hospital IPPS payments in FY20.
Aug. 5-9: See what events are coming in healthcare
Stay ahead of healthcare news and developments with this listing of hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of Aug. 5.