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
Moving to the Next Generation of SDOH Initiatives
Efforts to address social factors that affect health are moving from the experimental phase to the operational phase in Medicaid, according to a former federal leader of the program.
March 18-22: What Events Are Coming in Health Care
Next week’s healthcare finance events and developments include HFMA’s Revenue Cycle Conference in Austin, Texas.
March 25-29: What Events Are Coming in Health Care
Next week’s healthcare finance events and developments include the deadline to submit comments on changes to the CMS hospital overall star ratings.
More Than 15 Percent of Providers Depart BPCI Advanced
One in seven providers in the largest Medicare bundled payment model left after five months, new data reveal. But that may be good news for the program.
Medicaid Work Requirements Impact Hospital Finances: Report
As many as 17 states could eventually have Medicaid work requirements, which may cut into the finances of hospitals in those states, according to a new analysis.
Hospital Spending to Accelerate in Coming Years: CMS
Feb. 20—Hospital care spending is expected to accelerate over the coming 10 years as Medicare enrollments surge, more states expand Medicaid eligibility, and prices increase.
74 Medicare ACOs Depart: Analysts
Feb. 19—By the end of 2018, 74 of Medicare’s accountable care organizations (ACOs) departed the program, according to new analyses.
Model Targets Hundreds of Millions in Medicare ED Spending
Feb. 18—Heralded as part of a shift in care to lower-cost locations, a new Medicare model coming early next year will incentivize paramedics to find alternative treatment sites to emergency departments (EDs).
Q&A: Executives Discuss Cost Accounting Obstacles, Opportunities
Feb. 15—Hospitals and health systems are increasingly pushing to better identify and reduce costs of care.
Feb 18-22: Most New ACOs to Face Higher Risk, Analyses Say
Feb. 14—Most organizations applying by next week to launch accountable care organizations this summer may be required to take on higher levels of financial risk, according to two analyses.