Shea McCarthy in STAT News: What Reconciliation Means for Medicare Physician Pay

In an op-ed published in RealClearHealth, Thorn Run's Shea McCarthy comments on the narrow path forward for the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). McCarthy notes that while Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel stated a repeal and replace “will not be successful,” the GOP’s most viable path forward in passing healthcare reform remains the BCRA. “The […]

In an Inside Health Policy article published yesterday, Thorn Run Partner’s Senior Vice President Shea McCarthy offered his take on the role of conservatives in the House — namely the Republican Study Committee (RSC) and the House Freedom Caucus — in looming negotiations between the two chambers as lawmakers continue to digest the Senate’s healthcare […]

In an Inside Health Policy article published last week, Thorn Run Partners Senior Vice President Shea McCarthy noted that he has heard rumblings within the GOP that the Senate could get rid of the community rating waiver in the House's American Health Care Act. “Early reports indicate that the Senate plans to keep the House’s waivers allowing states […]

This morning's "Morning Money" piece from Politico featured comments from Thorn Run’s Jason Rosenstock, who offers his take on the current state of play between both parties on the debt limit. “Democrats whose history under the Gephardt Rule shows they never wanted to make this a public issue, and who are tired of having to […]

In an Inside Health Policy article published yesterday, Thorn Run Partners’ Senior Vice President Shea McCarthy weighed in the potential auto-enrollment of individuals into health plans, an idea spearheaded by Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) in their healthcare bill entitled The Patient Freedom Act. “Aside from helping Republicans improve the dismal coverage […]

On Wednesday February 8th, Bloomberg Government released an analysis highlighting Thorn Run Partners (TRP) as one of its top-performing lobbying groups for 2016. The report identified TRP as one of its 31 lobbying firms that “displayed impressive performance in 2016” by exceeding thresholds in several key metrics such as “growth, client satisfaction, and profitability.” Among […]

This morning's "Morning Money" piece from Politico, made predictions about future work by the Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress to repeal parts of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law. As a part of that discussion, the article heavily cited the introduction to this week's Financial Services Report written by Thorn Run's Jason Rosenstock. According to […]

In a Biz Philly article entitled 5 Concerns Philly Business Leaders Have about the 2016 Election, Thorn Run Partner’s Richard White weighs why none of the Presidential or congressional candidates have a finalized tax plan. “They’re politicians, and they’re putting out what will appeal to the base,” he says. The article notes that it is […]

In today's "Morning Money," Politico quoted Thorn Run Partner's Jason Rosenstock on tonight's Vice Presidential debate and whether the candidates are likely to discuss Wall Street. “The main purpose of a vice presidential debate is to show the voters an insight into the candidates' decision making process," Rosenstock says. "To the extent that any issue resonates, and […]

In today's Politico "Morning Money," analysts from across Washington gave their takes on the economic speech delivered by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump yesterday. Among other things, Trump called for a freeze on all financial regulation, the renegotiation of major trade deals, and the implementation of a child care deduction in the tax code. Thorn […]

An article published in Roll Call this morning highlights the advantages of connecting to Congressional candidates early in their political careers, enabling new lawmakers to gain information from Washington insiders while lobbyists are able to develop a rapport with a Member. The article notes that these increasingly common early efforts set up a mutually beneficial relationship that […]

This morning, Politico published an article highlighting the skepticism of some political analysts to the possiblity that liberal firebrand Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) would be a wise choice as Vice-President for presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. While some on Wall Street have concerns over Warren's record as a fierce critic of the financial services industry, TRP's Jason Rosenstock […]