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.
The Media's Obsession with Hydroxychloroquine and Donald Trump
The media's latest obsession is attacking President Trump for "playing doctor" when he highlights doctors' reports of a successful treatment for COVID-19.
Pandemic-induced Protectionism Endangers Lives
The pandemic has demonstrated the need for more diversity in the pharmaceutical supply chain, not less.
Can Federalism Survive the Coronavirus?
National emergencies can pose a threat to our federalist system of government. So far, President Trump has tried respect that federal-state balance of power.
Trump's Desire to Reopen the Country by Easter May Not Be Far-Fetched
There are reasons to hope this crisis may pass sooner and with less economic and human damage than we are being led to believe.
What If Democrats Stonewalled the Drug Companies' Response to COVID-19?
The Democrats' shameless stonewalling of a coronavirus relief package in order to pass their progressive wish list demonstrates why we cannot let Congress control the drug industry.
We Have the Technology to Address Climate Change & Still Use Fossil Fuels
Carbon capture is a reasonable, bipartisan climate plan that both recognizes fossil fuels’ importance for economic growth and national security, while actually reducing atmospheric carbon levels.
U.S. Department of Energy Approves Four New Liquefied Natural Gas Projects in Texas
The U.S. Department of Energy approved four liquefied natural gas export projects for construction on the Texas Gulf coast in February.
Looking Ahead at Health Plan Options
This year has been labeled a referendum on just about everything, but healthcare is one thing that will definitely drive people to the polls.
One Coronavirus Silver Lining: Fewer Colds and Flu Cases
It's really hard finding a silver lining to the coronavirus outbreak and the government's response, but maybe there will be hundreds of thousands of fewer cases of the cold and flu.
Here Come the Useless Economic Stimulus Proposals
The coronavirus-related economic fears are leading liberals to propose their only solution to any problem: handing out more tax dollars.
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