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.
Fake Covid-19 Vaccines Demonstrate (Yet Again) the Threat of Importing Drugs
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Actually, State and Local Government Revenues Are Looking Pretty Good
Many state and local governments are seeking lots of Covid-19 money from the federal government, even though their tax receipts weren't hit nearly as hard as many feared.
Bernie Sanders Should Opt for a Government-created Vaccine from China or Russia
Sanders has long championed the ability of the government to provide high-quality health care more efficiently and at much lower costs than the private sector. Well, here’s his chance.
You Will Drive an Electric Car--and Like It
The vast majority of Americans choose to buy a fossil-fuel powered car. With the coming of President Joe Biden, that soon may no longer be an option.
Guess Which Political Party Spent the Most on the 2020 Election...
The left and the media have long decried the vast amounts of money spent on political campaigns even as Democrats blow the lid off past spending records, without a word of complaint.
Florida's Prescription Drug Importation Flop
Florida Gov. DeSantis tries to set up a prescription drug importation program, but no businesses have been willing to take on the risky project—even for $30 million.
Could Blacks and Hispanics Hand Trump a November Victory?
Trump doesn’t have to win the Latino and Black vote, just sufficiently grow the GOP’s usually minuscule share. If recent polls are accurate, it’s likely a game changer—both for this election and for the Republican Party.
You're Only an 'Expert' When You Agree
For today's political left, an "expert" isn't one accomplished in a field such as science, but one who promotes the left's agenda.
The Preexisting Condition Issue Is All About Politics, Not Policy
Preexisting medical conditions were a real problem for a small number of uninsured individuals. But the political debate is no longer about how best to address that problem, but how to hammer a political opponent.
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