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.
When Do Problems with Mail-in Ballots Become a Problem for the Media?
Given the potential for mismanagement, misinformation and unintended error–and we’re not even discussing the possibility of fraud–it’s astonishing that the media keep trying to reassure voters that mail-in ballots are a safe and secure way to ensure their vote is counted.
With New Drug Pricing Order, Trump Flirts with Socialized Medicine
The majority of new drugs invented globally are invented in America, in large part because our government does not dictate prices. The president should keep it that way, and, just as he did with NATO, demand that our allies fall in line.
The U.S. Won't Need 700 Million Covid-19 Vaccine Doses Anytime Soon
It will be months before we have enough Covid-19 vaccine to cover everyone, but we probably won't need that many doses since many will forego vaccination.
Union Fights Against Stable, Secure Healthcare Benefits for Kroger Workers
Employers, employees need flexibility now more than ever--that includes wages and benefits.
Even Environmentalists Now Want Better Forest Management
Even the media and environmentalists are concluding that poor forest management, not just climate change, is a major factor behind the California's wildfires.
Election Will be a Referendum on Widely Different Health Care Visions
In the November 2020 election, voters will decide between candidates with widely different visions of American health care, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Defense of Trump's Efforts to Quell Pandemic Panic
Trump tried to calm the public during a pandemic and sound an optimistic note that the country is slowly returning to normal—and the media consider that a bad thing.
Hyper-Partisan Attacks Could Undermine a Covid-19 Vaccine's Adoption
Drug makers, navigating a very partisan minefield that could undermine public confidence, take a rare step of assuring the public that any vaccine they produce will be safe and effective.
Are Republicans and the Constitution Diluting Minority Votes?
As the media and the left accuse Republicans and the Electoral College of diluting minority votes, the number of minority members of Congress has increased dramatically over the past 20 years.
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