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
Likely Government Responses to Hospital M&A Trends
June 14—Ongoing hospital merger-and-acquisition (M&A) trends may soon spawn more state and federal actions beyond antitrust enforcement, longtime policy advisers say.
Are MACRA Changes Coming?
June 13—The growing criticism of Medicare’s new physician payment system has produced calls for Congress to overhaul it. And some policy experts expect changes.
99 Percent of Physicians Who Seek APM Bonus Qualify for It
June 8—Ninety-nine percent of the 100,000 physicians who applied for the advanced alternative payment model bonus in the first available year qualified for it, according to a Medicare executive.
June 11-15: HHS Secretary to Detail Drug Plan
June 7—Members of Congress next week will press the federal government’s healthcare leader on the Trump administration’s new initiative to control drug costs.
June 4-8: High-Deductible Health Plans Draw Congressional Scrutiny
May 31—Amid record-breaking enrollment in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs), a congressional panel plans to examine their growth and consider policies to bolster health savings accounts.
VA Bill to Ease Veterans’ Use of Private Care
May 30—Following years of complaints from hospitals and other providers, Congress recently revamped the Veterans Affairs (VA) Department’s use of outside providers.
How Medicare ACOs May Respond to Spiking Risk
May 29—Accountable care organization (ACO) leaders are girding for changes to the Medicare ACO program that may require the vast majority in upside-only models to take on downside risk.
Areas of Healthcare Policy Agreement Would Target Hospitals
May 25—Emerging areas of bipartisan health policy agreement include hospital-targeted policies, according to policy experts.
May 28-June 1: Senate to Focus on Opioid Impacts in Medicare, Medicaid
May 24—The primary Senate committee overseeing Medicare and Medicaid will begin its look at the opioid crisis next week amid a quickly advancing body of bills targeting the issue.
Hospitals Worry Rule Could Lead to Medicaid Rate Cuts
May 23—Proposed changes to federal Medicaid rules could hit hospitals’ bottom lines, advocates warned.