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
Hospitals’ challenge to new transparency rule draws skepticism from appeals court
A federal appeals panel appeared hostile to many hospital arguments in a case challenging a looming price transparency requirement.
Requirements for drug price information added to final rule on health plan price transparency
Health plans are required by a new final rule to publicly release negotiated rates with all providers and give enrollees out-of-pocket cost information for each.
News briefs October 2020: Trends in hospital volumes and margins, and other forces shaping healthcare finance
Read about the key factors that have shaped healthcare finance policy and practice.
News briefs November 2020: Trends in hospital volumes and margins, and other forces shaping healthcare finance
Read about the key factors that have shaped healthcare finance policy and practice.
Hoping to avoid being overwhelmed, safety-net hospitals urge COVID-19 prevention
Safety-net hospitals are urging the public to take COVID-19-prevention steps to keep from overwhelming the facilities.
Donations by hospitals and their employees heavily favor Biden, Democrats
Hospitals have leaned toward Biden and Democrats in their 2020 campaign giving, according to election records.
In partial win for providers, HHS revises COVID-19 grant reporting
HHS revised guidance affecting $100 billion in Provider Relief Fund grants after pushback from providers.
Employers again are planning to expand their use of narrow networks, survey finds
Large employers again say they plan a big increase in the use of narrow networks, a scenario made more likely by the pandemic.
Medicare readmissions reduction program penalizes hospitals inaccurately, study finds
The hospital readmissions reduction program incorrectly penalizes hundreds of hospitals, according to new research.
Long-term effects of missed care get more pronounced as data emerges
Researchers are increasingly concerned that patients are missing both needed care management and early detection of serious illness, which could have long-term cost implications.