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.
Comments to the Department of Health and Human Services Regarding Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Guidance
Nearly 50 million Americans rely on Medicare Part D. The program must not be drastically changed until their voices have a chance to be heard.
Obama Mandated Health Insurance, Biden Mandates Electric Vehicles
Obama mandated people buy health insurance; Biden is taking a backdoor approach to essentially mandate that you buy and electric vehicle.
Isn't the Social Security Trust Fund Already Broke?
The Trustees warn us that when the OASI Trust Fund runs out around 2033, incoming payroll tax revenue will be able to cover only about 77 cents of each Social Security dollar owed. Seniors won’t be happy about that.
Red-State Cities Thrive, Blue-State Cities Dive
Residents of big, blue-state cities are leaving. They're moving to the suburbs or to red states to escape the disastrous policies imposed by progressive mayors and city councils.
Government Bureaucracies Can't Supervise Our Banks. Here's a Private Sector Alternative
Private insurance companies, which are liable for paying claims, have the economic incentive to assess and efficiently price risk. Expanding their role, rather than the FDIC’s, is the better policy option.
Tariffs: The Most Insidious Tax of All
Trump's tariffs, which Biden has retained, have cost Americans—not other countries—billions of dollars.
Trump's Tariffs Swelled the Swamp
Trump's tariffs, which Biden has retained, have cost Americans—not other countries—billions of dollars.
Can a Candidate Run for President While in Jail?
Yes. There have been at least three people who ran for the presidency while in prison. But, how would someone in prison fulfill the constitutional duties of a president in the unlikely event of winning?
Modern Monetary Theory, RIP
Modern Monetary Theory has been put to the test thanks to President Biden and the Democrats. How's that working for us?
If the Government Cut Medicare Fraud, It Wouldn't Have to Cut Medicare
The federal government estimates that 7.5 percent of spending on traditional Medicare in 2022 was for “improper payments,” which includes both fraud and errors in billing. For Medicaid, it was 15.6 percent.
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