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Paul Barr

Features Editor

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Paul Barr, a healthcare journalist since 2004, is responsible for Modern Healthcare’s feature stories. Barr most recently was a senior editor for Hospitals & Health Networks, but before that worked six years at Modern Healthcare as news editor and two years as a reporter. In 2016 he won a Jesse H. Neal award for best single story, and in 2015 was a finalist for best series. Prior to 2004, he covered financial matters for various publications. Barr has a bachelor’s degree in economics and master’s degrees in journalism and business from the University of Illinois.
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Recent Stories
Providence losses total $1.1 billion in first quarter

Providence health system reported a net loss of $1.1 billion in the first quarter of 2020, driven by an operating loss of $276 million and a non-operating loss of $837 million, according to financial filings.
Kaiser draws on full $2.4 billion credit agreement

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals will draw on its full $2.4 billion line of credit to beef up its liquidity, according to a bondholder filing.
N.Y.-Presbyterian estimates operating losses could reach $450 million due to COVID-19

In a filing for debtholders, New York-Presbyterian Hospital detailed the negative impact the COVID-19 outbreak could have on income.
Geisinger sues affiliate AtlantiCare for attempting to exit system

Geisinger alleges AtlantiCare's attempt to leave the integrated health system violates their contract.
Trinity Health may issue $1.7 billion in debt

Trinity Health, based in Livonia, Mich., is considering the refinancing of $1.7 billion in debt, with $1.4 billion of that amount likely to take the form of taxable bonds.
Quorum Health reports Q4 and full-year 2018 losses

Quorum Health reported a net loss of $20.7 million on total operating revenue of $458.6 million in Q4 2018, an improvement from the prior year when the hospital company reported a loss of $26.8 million on $515.1 million in total operating revenue.
CHS shrinks loss in fourth quarter

Community Health Systems reported a $328 million loss in fourth quarter, which compares favorably with the year-earlier quarterly loss of $2 billion.
CommonSpirit Health's CHI posts $424 million loss in latest quarter

Catholic Health Initiatives was hit by the sharp year-end downturn in the stock market in 2018, posting a bottom line loss of $424.3 million, a $627 million swing from the year-earlier quarterly profit of $203.6 million.
CMS may allow hospitals to pay for housing through Medicaid

The CMS might allow hospitals and health systems to pay directly for housing, healthy food or other solutions for the "whole person" through the Medicaid program, according to HHS Secretary Alex Azar.
Lakeland Regional Health to exit Orlando Health after one year

Lakeland Regional Health and Orlando Health lasted less than a year as integrated partners and will break up on Sept. 30.
Premier's stock jumps 14% on Q4 earnings report

Premier's stock price closed more than 14% higher after reporting strength in fourth-quarter revenue for its group purchasing business and modest growth in its performance services business.
7 ways the CMS wants to change the Medicare physician fee schedule

The proposed rule for the Medicare physician fee schedule for 2019 offers hints that the CMS will keep focusing on transparency and cost reduction in Medicare.
Stocks of publicly traded hospital companies take divergent paths

Share prices of publicly traded hospital companies have been volatile along with the rest of the stock market.
UPMC, Highmark continue their Medicare Advantage feud

UPMC is still quietly fighting to end its relationship with Highmark Health's Medicare Advantage program in Pennsylvania.
Tenet and its largest shareholder Glenview sign governance agreement

Tenet Healthcare Corp., and its largest shareholder, Glenview Capital Management, reached an agreement on Tenet's bylaws, settling some issues that otherwise would have been raised at the company's upcoming annual shareholder meeting.