TRP is Hiring: Legislative Assistant (Health Portfolio)
Thorn Run Partners, one of the Top 10 lobbying firms in Washington D.C., is seeking a Legislative Assistant with an interest in federal health care policy to aid our executive-level advocacy team as part of our first-in-class health care policy practice. The Legislative Assistant will integrate directly into Thorn Run’s multidisciplinary policy and research team, […]
- September 19, 2019
Today on the Hill: House Strikes Deal on Stopgap Funding Measure
Read MoreHouse lawmakers struck a deal yesterday on a continuing resolution (CR) (text; summary) that would punt the deadline to fund the federal government for fiscal year (FY 2020) until Nov. 21. The bill includes a host of policy riders designed to address pressing deadlines for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Temporary Assistance for Needy […]
- September 17, 2019
Today on the Hill: House Readies Stopgap Funding Bill for Floor Time
Read MoreHouse lawmakers will resume legislative business today as members eye action on government funding. The House Rules Committee is slated to meet later today to craft the rule that will govern debate for a continuing resolution (CR) that would fund the government through Nov. 21. Additional details on the House CR remain unclear, as lawmakers […]
- September 16, 2019
This Week on the Hill: Lawmakers Eye Stopgap Funding Bill to Avert Sept. 30 Deadline
Read MoreCongress will reconvene this week to continue work on several key funding priorities. As the Sept. 30 government funding deadline approaches, House Democrats are expected to queue up a continuing resolution (CR) for consideration as negotiators jostle to avoid another lapse in funding. The upper chamber is expected to take up the CR shortly thereafter, yet it remains to be seen whether the two sides can avoid disagreements over […]
- September 16, 2019
Health Policy Report (9/16)
Read MoreThe Week in Review Lawmakers returned from the August recess last week, diving into a high-profile legislative blitz to clear pressing government funding deadlines. The push to fund the federal government through fiscal year (FY) 2020 got off to a rocky start, however, as the Senate Appropriations Committee postponed its scheduled markup of the Labor-HHS-Education […]
- September 13, 2019
Next Week on the Hill: House Tees Up Stopgap Funding Resolution
Read MoreCongress has wrapped up legislative business for the week and will reconvene next week to continue work on pressing government funding deadlines. As the Sept. 30 deadline approaches, House Democrats are expected to queue up a continuing resolution (CR) for consideration as negotiators jostle to avoid another lapse in funding. The upper chamber is expected […]
- September 11, 2019
Today on the Hill: Senate Approps Process Iced Over Partisan Disputes
Read MoreThe Senate’s push to fund the federal government through fiscal year (FY) 2020 got off to a rocky start yesterday, as the Senate Appropriations Committee postponed its scheduled markup of the Labor-HHS-Education bill amid partisan disagreements over policy riders. Democrats were prepared to offer an amendment to the Labor-HHS-Education bill that would bar the Trump […]
- September 10, 2019
Today on the Hill: NC Voters Head to Polls for Bellwether Special Election
Read MoreVoters in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District will head to the polls today for a highly-anticipated special election after the 2018 race was marred by credible allegations of election fraud. Democrat Dan McCready — who was also the 2018 nominee — will face off against NC State Rep Dan Bishop in a tossup race that […]
- September 9, 2019
This Week on the Hill: Lawmakers Return for Busy September Session
Read MoreCongress is set to return to action today as lawmakers gear up for a high-profile legislative blitz to close out 2019. Government funding will be a top priority for legislators when both chambers gavel in as lawmakers have 13 just legislative days to avert another government funding lapse. While the Senate Appropriations Committee plans to […]
- September 9, 2019
Health Policy Report (9/9)
Read MoreThe Week Ahead Congress is set to return to action today as lawmakers gear up for a high-profile legislative blitz to close out 2019. Government funding will be a top priority for legislators when both chambers gavel in as the Sept. 30 funding deadline looms. While the Senate Appropriations Committee plans to begin marking up […]
- September 3, 2019
Health Policy Report (9/3)
Read MoreJohnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay for Role in Opioid Epidemic Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman released a decision last Monday declaring Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals played a punishable role in the opioid crisis. He ordered Johnson & Johnson pay more than $572 million based on public nuisance claims to […]
- August 26, 2019
Health Policy Report (8/26)
Read MoreTrump Administration Proposes Changes to Part 2 Privacy Rules Last Thursday, the Trump administration released a much-anticipated rule which proposes updates to the consent requirements governing the release of patient information for individuals seeking treatment for substance use disorder. The rule, developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is designed to […]
- August 19, 2019
Health Policy Report (8/19)
Read MoreCMS Adds Star Ratings to All Exchanges The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released guidance last Thursday indicating that it would bring its Star Ratings — long the province of Medicare Advantage and programs like Nursing Home Compare — to all CMS-administered health care exchanges. Starting with the open enrollment for plan year […]