Sem, Niederjohn of Concordia University Wisconsin will conduct health care research.

March 29, 2022 — The Badger Institute today welcomed a health care expert and an economist to its Visiting Fellows Program: Dan Sem, Director of the Rx Think Tank at Concordia University Wisconsin, and Scott Niederjohn, economist and director of the Free Enterprise Center at Concordia, will provide research on ways to control costs and increase transparency in health care.

Sem, the author of “Purple Solutions: A Bipartisan Roadmap to Better Healthcare in America,” has a Ph.D. in biochemistry from UW Madison and an MBA and JD from Marquette University. He is vice provost for Research and Innovation, as well as a professor of Business and of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Sem has published more than 70 peer-reviewed papers and has 10 issued patents.

Niederjohn holds a Ph.D. in economics from UW-Milwaukee and an MBA from Marquette University. He has published more than 60 articles, reports and other content in professional journals and is also co-author of two books including, “Economic Episodes in American History.”

“We’re thrilled to have Scott and Dan join us as visiting fellows at the Badger Institute,” said President Mike Nichols. “We pride ourselves on finding the smartest people in the country to help us figure out the best way forward in this state, people who understand and believe in free markets and upward mobility. Sometimes, we get lucky and find the smartest people right in our backyard.”

The pair are currently working on A Roadmap for Healthcare Reform, which will be part of the Badger Institute’s Mandate for Madison.

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