Rep. Neufeld has announced a new appointee to the Kansas Health Policy Authority this week. It's an exciting opportunity because the new appointee is a well-informed individual who is generally in favor of free-markets and individual responsibility.

But first, a little history...

So the Kansas Health Policy Authority (KHPA) is a group that the legislature created a couple years ago. In 2007 the legislature passes senate bill 11 which tasked the KHPA will studying health care reform options and specifically required them to consider consumer-driven alternatives. Instead the KHPA focused on reforms to expand government health care and to find other ways to take away individual freedoms. For more on this check out a Flint Hills Op-ed by Dr. Gregory Schneider. http://tinyurl.com/6q8tfz

So now...

Connie Hubbell has retired from the KHPA to start her own lobbying business. Her clients will include those in the health care industry. http://tinyurl.com/5oyao6

While it's good that she is retiring, I can't help but think this must have been in the back of her mind while she was making decisions as part of the KHPA.

Rep. Neufeld's new appointee, Ken Daniels is a small business owner and runs the Topeka Independent Business Association (TIBA). http://tinyurl.com/5gh2o6

I'm hopefully that he will be a great addition to the KHPA.