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
Advisers See Good and Bad in New Voluntary Bundle
Jan. 10—Hospital participation in a new voluntary bundled payment program is expected to exceed that of any previous models, but the new program may not be right for every organization.
Medicaid Expansion Lessened Hospital Closures: Study
Jan. 9—The expansion of Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) helped prevent some hospital closures in those states, according to new research.
Proposed MA Change Positive for Plans: Analysts
Jan. 3—Proposed policy changes that were recently released for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans—coupled with expected rate increases—should boost those insurers, industry analysts say.
340B Suit Rejected—for Now
Jan. 2—Medicare payment cuts to hospitals in the 340B program went into effect Jan. 1 after a federal judge deemed too premature a last-minute request to block the new policy.
Emerging Value-Based Payment Trends Transforming Health Care in 2018
Hospitals and health systems plan a range of care delivery innovations in 2018 to help them reach more of the quality improvement goals of various payment models.
Short-Term Financial Hit for Hospitals Post-M&A: Report
Contrary to expectations, there is no immediate turnaround in the finances of acquired hospitals, according to an HFMA and Deloitte study.
Is Focus of Value Based Care Moving From Hospitals to Physicians
Recent changes to bundled payment models are the among the developments that suggest the Trump administration may be seeking to shift the focus of value-based care from hospitals to physicians.
Is There a Business Case for Readmission Reduction Efforts?
An analysis found that hospital readmission reduction programs inconsistently provide net savings to health systems. The average net savings per heart failure patient was $972, but the study found a $169 net loss per patient among general populations.
Obstacles Remain for Team Based Care
Some allied health professionals see state laws as the biggest hindrance.The growing use of team based care continues to run into legal and regulatory hurdles, industry advocates say. Shawn Martin, senior vice president at the American Association of Family Physicians,
No-Pay Policy for Non-Emergent ED Use Spreading
A growing number of health plans are not paying for non-emergency patient use of the ED.