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.
President Obama Loses His Human Shield; Now What? (Podcast)
Under Senator Harry Reid, the U.S. Senate virtually stopped functioning—no hearings, no legislation, and no budget. But now with a Republican majority approaching in January, IPI's Tom Giovanetti and Merrill Matthews, Ph.D. discuss what’s next for a lame-duck Senate, especially for legislation such as the Internet Tax Freedom Act, the Marketplace Fairness Act, and the tax extenders. And what may the new Republican-led Senate attempt to accomplish in Obama’s final two years?
Post-Election Obama Presser: "I Was Stunned" (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews discusses policy priorities for the new Republican Senate and whether the president may be amenable to anything on Congress’s agenda.
ObamaCare Working? "The Public Just Doesn’t Believe It"
Republicans triumph at the 2014 polls after campaigning on repealing on Obamacare, so how is it the NY Times recently concluded it’s a success? IPI’s Merrill Matthews gives a post-election analysis with Janet Mefferd and forecasts what the new GOP Congress’s agenda may portend for the failed legislation.
While SCOTUS Skirts Obamacare Case, Polls Now Decide
A disappointing move by the Supreme Court on Obamacare subsidies is bad news for efforts to dismantle the program. So what may Tuesday’s polls yield for the program’s future? Has the legislation progressed too far to turn back? Merrill Matthews joins KMED’s Bill Meyer to discuss.
SoundByte: Black Voters and Democrats' Failed Policies
One voting bloc should be rethinking their loyalties.
If Democrats Lose, They'll Blame Voter ID Laws (Audio: Interview)
Should Democrats take a beating at the polls, they won’t blame Obama’s failed policies. They'll blame voter ID laws. And of the 10 or so closest Senate races, eight are in states with voter ID laws. IPI's Merrill Matthews joins 660 AM The Answer's Mark Davis.
SoundByte: Obama Tries Sinking His Teeth Into Competition
Is the Obama administration finally putting some teeth behind boosting competition?
Realizing Big Government Cannot Cure Our Ails
The Obama administration’s effort to contain the Ebola crisis has left many Americans more cynical than ever of government. In this podcast, Tom Giovanetti and Merrill Matthews, Ph.D., discuss the administration’s legacy having to defend its agencies against charges and revelations of incompetence and corruption.
Kentucky's Senate Race Heats Up
While Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stays mum on climate change, his opponent is distancing herself from President Obama.
Another Bogus Obamacare Promise (Audio: Interview)
Remember when the president said his health care law would stop health insurers from canceling policies? That had already been federal law for more than a decade prior to the passage of Obamacare.
Federal Judge Rules Against Obamacare Subsidies (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews weighs in on the latest court ruling against the IRS rules in Obamacare with nationally syndicated talk host Janet Mefferd.
Bloomberg Reports Just How Costly ObamaCare Is (Audio: Interview)
While taxpayers have shelled out $10,000 per insured person under Obamacare, only a relatively small portion of that $73 billion went for actual subsidies.
Taxpayers Shell Out $10,000 Per Person (Audio: Interview)
Health coverage was never so costly until President Obama decided to make it “affordable.” The total cost to taxpayers of Obamacare so far: $73 billion and counting. That means taxpayers have shelled out $10,000 per insured person.
Keys to U.S. Energy Independence (Podcast)
This week's podcast clarifies common misunderstandings and identifies key steps for the U.S. to take toward energy independence.
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