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555 Capitol Mall 9th Floor

Sacramento CA 95814

916.325.5840: T

916.444.8989: F

jbarnes@mhalaw.com

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Practice Focus

Managed Care Litigation

Business Practices Counseling

Charity Care

Regulatory Compliance

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John C.J. Barnes | Shareholder

Professional Experience

John Barnes joined McDonough Holland & Allen PC in 2001 and is a shareholder in the Health Care practice group. With a practice emphasizing complex managed care litigation, John has handled a broad range of managed care disputes, including risk contracting, capitation and fee-for-service reimbursement, collection practices, and network access. He has recovered in excess of $8 million in settlements and awards on behalf of health care clients. John also counsels health care entities on issues concerning federal and state regulatory compliance, charity and indigent care, contract termination, continuity of care, and business office practices. He has significant experience representing health care entities subpoenaed by the government to produce information on indigent care, chargemaster pricing, and self-pay discounts.

Prior to joining McDonough, John was a legislative analyst in the California State Assembly.

Representative Matters

Represented health care provider in class action litigation concerning third-party liens.

Developed comprehensive charity care and financial assistance policy for hospital system.

Represented terminating provider in dispute regarding health plan’s continuity-of-care plan.

Presentations/Publications

Author, “SB 350 Attempts to Clean Up AB 774: Gov. Schwarzenegger signs legislation clarifying hospitals’ obligations to provide discounts to financially qualified patients,” McDonough Legal Bulletin, Nov. 2007

Presenter, “AB 774 Updates - Charity Care Reform,” 2007 Patient Financial Services Committee Road Show, HFMA Northern California Chapter, October and December 2007

Presenter, “Hospital Charity Care Update,” Sacramento County Bar Association, Health Care Law Section Luncheon, April 2007

Contributor, “Health Care Legislative Update,” McDonough Health Care Law Legal Bulletin, March 2007

Leadership Positions/Affiliations

Member, McDonough Holland & Allen PC – Recruiting Committee

Member, Federal Bar Association

Member, State Bar of California

Member, Sacramento County Bar

Member, American Health Lawyers Association

Member, California Society for Healthcare Attorneys

Member, Healthcare Financial Management Association

Honors/Awards

McGeorge Scholar Award

Verne Adrian and Annabel Academic Achievement Award

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Admitted to Practice

State Bar of California, 2001

United States District Court, Eastern District of California

Education

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

J.D., with Distinction, 2001

Traynor Honor Society

McGeorge Law Review

University of California, San Diego

B.A., Political Science, 1997

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