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.
What's Pricier: Annual Health Insurance or Leasing a Rolls Royce? (Audio: Interview)
Obamacare enrollment is open, private sector health insurance is facing mounting costs and restrictions, and health coverage has never been more expensive. IPI's Merrill Matthews joins Vicki McKenna on WIBA and WISN on how people can find more flexible and cheaper options.
Senate Bill Throws Money at Sinking Obamacare Ship (Audio: Interview)
Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses recent efforts by Congress to bail out Obamacare, which are simply useless and a waste of taxpayer money. Matthews also addresses the Russia investigation and the unmasking of Russia’s influence on US environmental groups in an attempt to undermine US energy.
Russians Attempt to Meddle in US Policy Through Anti-Fracking Groups (Audio: Interview)
Joining Vicki McKenna on WIBA and WISN, IPI’s Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses how the investigation into Russian interference in U.S. elections has unmasked the significant effort by Russia to prop up anti-fracking groups.
Stifling Free Speech on Campus
IPI Resident Scholar Merrill Matthews and SMU Young Americans for Freedom Chairman and Founder, Grant Wolf discuss current free speech issues on the college campus.
Trump Stops Illegal Obamacare Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments (Audio: Interview)
Dr. Merrill Matthews responds to President Trump’s cutting the unconstitutional Obama-era cost-sharing reduction payments, explaining why they were illegal to begin with and how Congress has the power to legally reauthorize them.
Practical Impact of President Trump's Healthcare Executive Order
In an interview with Vicki McKenna, Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses the president’s recent healthcare executive order, explaining its limitations in mitigating the impact of Obamacare on consumers.
How Trump's Healthcare Executive Order May Impact You (Audio: Interview)
In an interview with KMED's Bill Meyer, Dr. Merrill Matthews breaks down the president’s recent healthcare executive order, discussing how consumers will be impacted by its changes to Obamacare regarding associations, bridge policies, and more.
Matthews Gives His Take on Trump Healthcare Executive Order (Audio: Interview)
In an interview with the WBAP Morning News, Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses President Trump's health care executive order allowing associations to sell health insurance, his decision to stop the unconstitutional Obamcare-subsidy payments, and whether any of this will help lower the cost of insurance for individuals.
Imagine a Simple Postcard For Doing Your Taxes (Audio: Interview)
In an interview with WBAP Morning News host Brian Estridge, IPI’s Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses the House GOP’s proposal for tax reform that stunningly simplifies the tax process for American families and can fit all your information on a single postcard.
U.S. Energy Fares Well Through 2017's Hurricane Season (Audio: Interview)
In an interview with USA Radio Network’s John Clemens, Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses lessons learned for the energy industry in the wake of 2017’s destructive hurricane season, notably how well the U.S. energy industry fared despite the devastating storms.
2017's Hurricane Season Shows Need For More Refineries (Audio: Interview)
An important lesson from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma is how the U.S. needs new refineries in different locations other than the Gulf Coast. In an interview with USA Radio’s John Clemens, IPI’s Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses how the Gulf Coast, devastated by Hurricane Harvey, accounts for about 55 percent of overall U.S. refining capacity. Matthews calls on Washington to remove obstacles for refineries and to encourage constructions.
Unconstitutional Obamacare Subsidies (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews joins WINA’s Rob Schilling to deliver his take on illegal Obamacare subsidies, unconstitutional from the outset. Why are they still there and why can’t we get rid of them?
Low Inflation is a Feature (Audio: Interview)
In an interview with WAVA’s Don Kroah, IPI resident scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses the benefit of inflation on the economy and the perils of the Democrat’s single payer option for health care.
Renewed Push for Single-Payer (Audio: Interview)
If Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Bernie Sanders have their way, the U.S. could join the likes of Venezuela and North Korea with a single-payer regime that makes Canada’s healthcare system look conservative by comparison. IPI’s Dr. Merrill Matthews talks with WIBA, WISN host Vicki McKenna about the Left’s push toward “Medicare for all” and what market solutions conservatives are proposing instead.
Harvey, Environmentalist Movement, and Single-Payer Healthcare (Audio: Interview)
In an interview with Genesis Communications Network's Mike Siegel, IPI resident scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses the latest on Hurricane Harvey's impact on Texas, challenges facing the environmentalist movement, and also the imminent threat of a single-payer healthcare system taking effect as Obamacare implodes.
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