John Barnes

John Barnes brings over 20 years of experience with managed healthcare issues to the DWT healthcare practice group. He has represented numerous major healthcare providers across the country, focusing on negotiating, implementing, and enforcing managed care arrangements.

Whether he is negotiating directly with payers, or serving in a trusted advisor role, John brings a keen understanding of national trends in managed care. With these insights, he advises his provider clients along every step of the client-payor relationship. From early stages, the development of go-to-market strategies, redefining payor-client relationships if necessary, prelitigation strategies, or post- termination processes, John has earned his clients' trust by navigating them toward a better market standing and improved revenue cycle.

In addition to his managed care practice, John also advises hospitals and health systems on compliance issues that intersect with managed care and revenue cycle strategy, including financial assistance and charity care requirements under statutes and regulations enforced by the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) and Internal Revenue Code Section (under IRS code 501(r)), as well as No Surprises Act compliance.

Through live speaking engagements and webinars, John provides thought leadership to the legal community. He has earned recognition from such organizations as Legal 500 and Super Lawyers.