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.
Farewell to President Obama (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews joins Mike Siegel of the Genesis Communications Network to offer reaction to President Obama's farewell address and discuss his legacy. Plus, Democrats have a plan to derail Obamacare's repeal.
Trump's Cabinet (Audio: Interview)
As new Cabinet picks are announced, Dr. Merrill Matthews joins Mike Siegel to discuss how the team President-elect Trump is choosing shows how the new administration will begin work to dismantle Obama-era mandates and regulations.
Now We Know What the Obamacare Replacement Plan Will Look Like (Audio: Interview)
Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses with Rob Schilling on WINA what the Republican Obamacare replacement plan may look like, as well as challenges facing the repeal.
Turning Welfare Into Workfare (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews joins Bill Meyer on KMED to explain why it’s a good time for Congress and President-elect Donald Trump to turn welfare into “workfare.”
Challenges Facing an ACA Repeal (Audio: Interview)
Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses with Bill Meyer on KMED what the Republican Obamacare replacement plan may look like, stressing what provisions must take a back seat if the new plan will succeed.
After the Election (Audio: Interview)
One day after the presidential election, IPI's Merrill Matthews joins a panel hosted by Point of View's Kerby Anderson with Kelly Shackelford and Nick Pitts to discuss the surprises and implications of the historic 2016 vote.
Another Mortgage Meltdown? (Audio: Interview)
Having learned nothing from the last housing crisis, President Obama sets the country up for another mortgage meltdown. Merrill Matthews talks with KMED's Bill Meyer.
IPI Podcast: Obamacare's Exchanges In Turmoil
Tom Giovanetti and Dr. Merrill Matthews discuss the current state of the imploding Obamacare exchanges, which are losing insurers and seem to be devolving into high-risk pools. The conversation features an explanation of why the health insurance market has eroded and also looks into the future for where the market is headed.
Five Surprises That Could Make This Election Anything But A Fait Accompli (Audio: Interview)
In this discussion with WINA's Rob Schilling, IPI's Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses "black swan" events and other surprises that could roil the current presidential election.
Five Things That Could Turn the Election Upside-Down (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews joins Mike Siegel on the Genesis Communications Network to discuss five surprises that could turn the presidential election.
IPI Podcast: Online Sales Tax and the GOP Platform
In a regular Policy Wonks podcast, IPI president Tom Giovanetti discusses the Marketplace Fairness Act and how IPI was successful in influencing the Republican party platform to include language opposing the expansion of government's power in regulating and taxing the Internet.
Obamacare's Struggling Exchanges (Audio: Interview)
Dr. Merrill Matthews talks to WINA host Rob Schilling about the struggling Obamacare exchanges and Democrats' renewed push for a public option in the health insurance system.
Podcast: Make America Healthy Again?
Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses the current state of the Affordable Care Act, rising premiums, and how the presidential candidates want to reform the system.
Obamacare Exchange Market Collapsing (Audio: Interview)
Dr. Merrill Matthews tells "The World and Everything In It" reporter Kent Covington how insurers are suffering losses in the Obamacare exchanges. The result of this "death spiral" is fewer insurers, fewer premiums and fewer options for consumers, along with higher premiums.
"Public Option" Has Been Revived (Audio: Interview)
On the Lars Larson Show, Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses that the left's “public option”—the government-run health insurance program that Democrats really wanted when they jammed through the Affordable Care Act—has been revived.
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