Gregory Schneider
Gregory L. Schneider, Ph.D.is a senior fellow with the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy, a Wichita, Kansas-based organization. He is also an associate professor of history at Emporia State University, alsoin Kansas. He has written and edited three books on the history of conservatism and has published book reviews and articles in a variety of national publications, including the Weekly Standard, Claremont Review of Books, and The American Conservative. In 1999 he was featured in Reason Magazine for his book on the student group Young Americans for Freedom.
Schneider has been a opinion columnist for the Topeka Capital-Journal. He received his PhD in history from the University of Illinois at Chicago, an MA in history from Ohio University and a BA in International Relations from Drake University.
Friday, August 1, 2008A Paradigm Shift for Health CareBy Gregory L. SchneiderFiled As: Health CareThe manner in which people receive their health insurance in America is changing. In the past sixty years employers provided the majority of Americans with health insurance and in return employers received a tax deduction for doing so. Employer sponsored insurance (ESI) was the norm during a period after ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008Lessons from the "Robber Barrons" EraBy Gregory L. SchneiderFiled As: Health CareIn his book The Myth of the Robber Barons (1996), Burton Folsom eviscerates the idea that capitalists exploited the people during the industrial revolution--and provides some inspiration for health care reform. The theme of business-as-exploitation developed as a result of the Great Depression of ... more »»
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Thursday, June 5, 2008The Benefits of Retail Health ClinicsBy Gregory L. SchneiderFiled As: Health CareSarah McIntosh, my colleague at the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy, offers Kansans a review of retail health clinics, in a policy paper, Adding Health Care to Your Shopping List: ... more »»
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Monday, March 19, 2007Medicaid DigestFiled As: Health CareThe Flint Hills Center for Public Policy is pleased to announce the publication of The Medicaid Digest, a summary of Flint Hills work on Medicaid reform over the past three years. A request from legislators in Kansas, the Digest was put together to provide an easy to grasp summary of health care reform ... more »»
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Friday, May 2, 2008Insurance Mandates: Causing a New ProblemFiled As: Health CareOne reason for the high cost of insurance lies in the mandates governing the insurers. Mandates are politically inspired and government-backed add-ons to insurance which raise the cost of insurance for everyone and blocks access for those without insurance. ... more »»
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Friday, April 4, 2008It’s Not Just Your Health, It’s Your FreedomFiled As: Health CareThe title of these comments—shamelessly borrowed from a Mr. Goodwrench ad campaign of a few years back--is indicative of where we should be headed in the health care debate as the end of the Kansas legislative session draws to a close. Health care reform should be concerned with creating a ... more »»
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Friday, March 7, 2008Private Hospitals, Sensible PricesFiled As: Health CareGo into your doctor’s office and ask the price of an office visit. They may be able to tell you what they charge for an office visit (that is, what the discounted price of a visit is after the insurance company is billed for services). The doctor doesn’t set the price for services--the ... more »»
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Friday, February 15, 2008Smoking Bans, Taxes, and LibertyBy Gregory L. SchneiderFiled As: Health CareIn November 2007 the Kansas Health Policy Authority (KHPA) published its 21-point reform plan to reform health care in Kansas. Now that the legislative session has begun, there has been some movement towards the implementation of the reforms. A group of senators introduced a smoking ban for consideration ... more »»
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