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
HFMA’s South Texas Chapter wins highest chapter honor
South Texas Chapter of HFMA earns the Robert M. Shelton Award.
Ann Paul wins individual achievement award
The 2019 Frederick C. Morgan Individual Achievement Award went to Ann Paul.
HFMA Chair to finance leaders: I dare you to move
HFMA Chair urges attendees “dare to move” to address challenges in healthcare finance.
Policy advisers urge continued Medicare ‘squeeze’ of hospital pay
Medicare can drive hospital productivity improvements and spending controls through more pay cuts, said policy advisers.
Hospitals express concerns on latest transparency order
A new transparency executive order will require proposed rules within two months that could require release of negotiated hospital health plan rates.
Fifer unveils HFMA membership overhaul
A range of changes at HFMA aim to provide more resources for members and better leadership for the industry.
ZDoggMD: How to get to healthcare 3.0
Motivational healthcare speaker urges changes to encourage and allow providers to engage emotionally with patients and drive real change.
3 details for healthcare providers to know before taking on risk
Providers looking to take on downside ACO risk need to first understand three determinants of success.
Little progress seen in mitigating prior-authorization challenges
Prior-authorization challenges appear to be worsening for providers, despite a 2018 payer-provider effort to address such problems.
What’s the blueprint for taking on risk?
Providers and health plans need to collaborate — both in the planning and execution of risk-based contracts — in order to make them work.