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.
Among White House Hopefuls, Is Tax Reform Just All Talk?
Even if a White House hopeful who campaigns on tax reform wins in 2016, what are the chances of real reform happening? Merrill Matthews discusses this with WGTK’s Joe Elliott.
Is It Possible to Downsize the IRS? (Audio: Interview)
Ted Cruz has thrown his hat into the 2016 presidential race, and he wants to abolish the IRS. But is that possible? Dr. Merrill Matthews says downsizing the agency is at least possible through fundamental tax reform.
SoundByte: Fast Track Trade Authority - Good Policy, Bad Politics for Democrats
Every president wants fast track authority for trade agreements. Unless they’re a Democrat on the campaign trail, says Dr. Merrill Matthews.
Why Healthcare Spending Has Risen Under Obamacare (Audio: Interview)
IPI resident scholar Merrill Matthews, Ph.D. discusses the recent Supreme Court case King vs. Burwell, but also points out two major health care ironies since the implementation of Obamacare: Health care spending has dramatically risen, and high deductible health plans have actually become more of the norm.
Obama's "Student Aid" Scheme Offers Wrong Incentives (Audio: Interview)
The president’s new “student aid bill of rights” is just a way to pressure the GOP in approving $21 billion in higher education spending, Merrill Matthews tells the World News Group’s Jim Henry. “President Obama is actively trying to get college students hooked on thousands of dollars in taxpayer-funded loans, only to forgive much of that debt later. That's how you create government dependency, not fiscally responsible citizens.”
Extreme Winters Show Americans Still Have Strong Need For Fossil Fuels (Audio: Interview)
How well would Boston be doing this winter if its energy use was restricted only to that of wind and solar power sources?
King vs Burwell: What's At Stake (Audio: Interview)
In this interview with KMED's Bill Meyer, Merrill Matthews discusses what's at stake depending upon how the Supreme Court rules in King vs Burwell.
ObamaCare's Latest Supreme Court Challenge (Audio: Interview)
In this interview with Salem Media Group national host Janet Mefferd, IPI's Dr. Merrill Matthews says if Obamacare loses its latest Supreme Court challenge, the law could be rendered unworkable in 37 states.
More Americans Will Benefit If Obamacare Loses the Supreme Court Challenge (Audio: Interview)
In King v Burwell, more Americans would be hurt by a King loss, says Merrill Matthews on Washington DC's The Don Kroah Show.
Obamacare Has Its Day In Court (Audio: Interview)
In King v Burwell, more Americans would be hurt by a King loss, says Merrill Matthews on Louisville's The Joe Elliott Show.
ObamaCare Faces A New Supreme Court Battle (Audio: Interview)
In this in-studio interview with Salem's Janet Mefferd, Merrill Matthews discusses the upcoming March 4 legal challenge for Obamacare before the Supreme Court, and how it could render the health care law unworkable in a majority of states.
Obamacare Co-Ops Are Underwater And May Need A Taxpayer Bailout (Audio: Interview)
In this interview with 660 AM The Answer's Mark Davis, Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses how nearly all of the Obamacare co-ops, government-run health care programs closely resembling socialized medicine, are underwater and sinking fast.
Illegals Can Receive Up To Three Years Worth of Welfare (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews joins KNWZ talk host Chad Benson to discuss how the IRS has confirmed those who have received amnesty will actually be eligible for up to three year's worth of welfare benefits through the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Amnestied To Receive Tax Credits On Taxes Never Paid? (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews discusses with KMED's Bill Meyer Show how the IRS has confirmed that the newly amnestied will be eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)—which is definitely “income-based aid.” The EITC is a sliding-scale, income-based, refundable tax credit wherein the federal government subsidizes low-income workers with taxpayer dollars. And once they have their Social Security cards they can file for EITC benefits for up to three years retroactively.
Newly Amnestied To Receive EITC (Audio: Interview)
In this interview with WGTK host Joe Elliott, Merrill Matthews discusses how IRS Commissioner John Koskinen has confirmed that the newly amnestied will be eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)—which is definitely “income-based aid.”
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