Merrill Matthews, Ph.D., is a resident scholar with the Institute for Policy Innovation, a research-based, public policy “think tank.” He is a health policy expert and opinion contributor at The Hill. He also serves on the Texas Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
Dr. Matthews is a past president of the Health Economics Roundtable for the National Association for Business Economics, the largest trade association of business economists. Dr. Matthews also served for 10 years as the medical ethicist for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center’s Institutional Review Board for Human Experimentation, co-author of On the Edge: America Faces the Entitlements Cliff, and has contributed chapters to several books, including Physician Assisted Suicide: Expanding the Debate and The 21st Century Health Care Leader and Stop Paying the Crooks (on Medicare fraud).
He has been published in numerous journals and newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, Barron’s, USA Today, Forbes magazine and the Washington Times. He was an award-winning political analyst for the USA Radio Network.
Dr. Matthews received his Ph.D. in Humanities from the University of Texas at Dallas.
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Like most seniors in age denialism, Biden would likely reject any suggestion that he isn’t up to the job. But while Biden may be in denial, voters aren’t.
If States Can Have a Rainy Day Fund, Why Can't Washington?
States have a rainy day fund to call on in times of emergency, Washington needs a similar option.
Minorities May Hold the Key to a GOP Presidential Victory
For more than 60 years the Democratic Party has had a virtual lock on the Black and Hispanic vote. But thanks to President Joe Biden’s complete failure to address the border crisis and crime, people of color could shift their vote in large numbers to the Republican presidential candidate, whoever that may be.
Biden's Border Crisis Will Vastly Increase the Number of Uninsured
Millions of undocumented immigrants are crossing the border, which will vastly increase the number of uninsured in the country.
Bidenomics Has Erased the 'Wealth Effect'
The wealth effect is a direct result of pro-growth economic policies: low tax rates, limited government and lite-touch regulation. Currently neither major candidate is embracing that approach.
Obamacare: Costing Taxpayers More While Enjoying It Less
Obamacare proponents made a lot of promises to get the legislation passed. As many predicted, the results have fallen far short of the promises.
Suspected Terrorists are Streaming Across Biden's Broken Border
With the massive increase of encounters, it’s clear that people on the terrorist watchlist see an opportunity and are trying to seize it.
Government Shutdown Lessons for the GOP
Shutdowns tend to be a political loser for Republicans—and the country. Here’s why.
What Would Federal Debt Be Without Pandemic Fraud?
It might be easier to reach a government-funding agreement had the government not spent so much over the past few years, and had fraud and waste been much lower.
Revisiting Renewable Energy's Reliability and Affordability
Wind and solar power have their benefits, but not so much when the days get shorter but the heat hangs on.
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