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.
SoundByte: Media Malpractice On Cause of Texas Earthquakes?
What’s causing the North Texas earthquakes? IPI’s Dr. Merrill Matthews says thanks to media malpractice, you wouldn’t know where the fault lies.
SOTU Highlight: Trade and the TPP (Audio: Interview)
One issue stood out in the SOTU that Republicans can likely work on with Obama: trade and Trans Pacific Partnership. In the following interview with KMED’s Bill Meyer, Merrill Matthews discusses the benefits of fast tracking the TPP.
Obama's SOTU Tax Proposals Miss the Mark (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews contrasts the president’s SOTU proposals with positive tax reform measures, explaining how not all tax increases or tax cuts are created the same when it comes to their impact on economic growth.
Minimum Wage Myths (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews joins nationally syndicated Janet Mefferd in her Salem studio to discuss common economic myths about the minimum wage.
SoundByte: Democrats In Search of Smart
Could a political party be eligible to win a Darwin Award? Democrats’ calls for higher taxes may help them win it.
Doctors Face A Huge Medicare Pay Cut In 2015 (Audio: Interview)
Americans will soon be facing a real problem. 45 million seniors in America are on Medicare, and Congress has a spring deadline to act on the so-called “doc fix” or patients will have a very difficult time to get treated. IPI's Merrill Matthews discusses with WGTK's Joe Elliott.
Congress Faces Spring Deadline To Act on Doc-Fix
As the new 114th Congress gets down to work, they’re facing a spring deadline to act on the so-called “doc fix.” Merrill Matthews joins Daybreak USA's John Clemens to discuss how if Congress fails to find a solution, patients will have a very difficult time to get treated.
Doctors Face Stunning Medicare, Medicaid Pay Cut (Audio: Interview)
It's increasingly difficult for Medicare and Medicaid patients to see a doctor, and that may get even worse in 2015.
Will This Year's Tax Free Online Purchases Be Your Last? (Audio: Interview)
On WGTK's Joe Elliott Show, Merrill Matthews discusses the latest on the ill-named Marketplace Fairness Act and where it may stand if the cromnibus spending bill passes. Plus, what's next for Obama's calls for more onerous net neutrality regulations, as well as the latest on the administration's transferring control of the Internet root zone functions over to some yet-to-be-determined multi-stakeholder organization.
ObamaCare Enters the Terrible Twos (Audio: Interview)
As ObamaCare enters its second year, Merrill Matthews discusses with WGTK host Joe Elliott what you should expect as more policies are cancelled from ineligibility and the sticker shock of skyrocketing premium and deductible costs.
Temp Agency Nation? (Audio: Interview)
Well, at least one industry is thriving under Obamacare: companies that provide temporary services. While the "part-timing of America" is a problem, the bigger issue is the number of people being pushed into, or stuck in, temporary work, often managed by temp agencies. Merrill Matthews discusses with KMED's Bill Meyer.
Obama's Biggest Transfer Scheme Yet (Audio: Interview)
Obama's newly legalized workers will impose a fiscal crisis for Social Security and Medicare. Merrill Matthews explains with WTMA's Tara Servatius.
Amnesty: The New Fiscal Nightmare (Audio: Interview)
How much does the president’s amnesty for illegal immigrants really cost the country? Merrill Matthews discusses with nationally syndicated Radio America host Roger Hedgecock.
Obama’s Immigration Action Imposes Significant Financial Burden On States
Merrill Matthews joins 660 AM The Answer’s Mark Davis to review President Obama’s immigration amnesty plan and discuss how states will have standing to lead the legal fight against it.
“No One Knows Why Obama Thinks He Has The Power To Do This"
Merrill Matthews talks with WFTL's Joyce Kaufman about the president’s amnesty plan, Jonathan Gruber’s inflammatory statements on the “stupidity of the American public”, as well as the president’s threats to veto legislation on the Keystone XL.
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