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

A look at early hospital concerns over the proposed release of negotiated charges

National hospital advocates, individual executives and an industry adviser identified early concerns with the proposed mandatory release of hospital-negotiated charges.

Rich Daly July 31, 2019

OPPS rule to bring many hospital financial challenges — and a little help

The long-awaited Medicare proposed rule for hospital outpatient payments includes a high-profile mandate on hospitals to release rates negotiated with commercial health plans, among other regulations that could pose financial challenges. Several smaller provisions could help hospitals.

Rich Daly July 31, 2019

How ‘digital transformation’ will help, hurt hospital finances

Hospitals can expect new revenue opportunities, increased near-term costs and loss of revenue to new competitors due to expanding digital technologies in healthcare, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Rich Daly July 29, 2019

Slow expansion of SDOH benefits expected in 2020 MA health plans

MA health plans are expected to incrementally increase in 2020 their use of programs targeting the social determinants of health.

Rich Daly July 29, 2019

Verma points to hospitals as the largest driver of healthcare costs

The Trump administration’s Medicare leader singled out hospitals as the leading driver of healthcare cost increases.

Rich Daly July 25, 2019

‘Medicare for All’ to cost hospitals $200 billion annually, analysis finds

Although a slice of hospitals might financially benefit from a single-payer model based on Medicare rates, 90% would face cuts totaling $200 billion each year, according to a new industry analysis.

Rich Daly July 24, 2019

Mandatory models among 6 newly proposed Medicare demos

Mandatory models for kidney care and oncology were among six new Medicare payment models proposed in mid-July.

Rich Daly July 15, 2019

‘Medicare for All’ leader laments Medicare problems

A leading congressional advocate of “Medicare for All” this week excoriated Medicare for the billing problems she dealt with during her late husband’s last years of declining health. But she insists such headaches would not follow expansion of the program to all Americans.

Rich Daly July 12, 2019

July 14-19: 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 July 14.

Rich Daly July 12, 2019

Rural-state hospitals hail changes to Medicare wage index

Rural-state hospitals strongly back a proposed Medicare area wage index (AWI) change, but national hospital advocates are warning against it.

Rich Daly July 10, 2019