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: Unintended Consequences from Hobby Lobby Decision
IPI's Merrill Matthews warns that the impact from the Hobby Lobby decision may cause more companies to dump employees into Obamacare exchanges.
SoundByte: Obama's Promises Bring Thousands Across the Border
Latin American children are flooding over the border because of President Obama’s promises, and IPI’s Dr. Merrill Matthews warns, tragically, that may cost some of them their lives.
Ukraine, Iraq Argue for Exporting US Natural Gas, Crude Oil (Audio: Interview)
Russia's decision to restrict Ukraine’s natural gas supplies, plus the new crisis in Iraq highlight the problems with the 40-year federal export ban on nearly all U.S.-produced crude oil and natural gas.
What's The Solution to Energy Security at Home?
IPI's Merrill Matthews joins Janet Mefferd to discuss permitting crude oil and natural gas exports for the U.S.
Lift Export Ban for a Better US Economy, Global Energy Market (Audio: Interview)
The U.S. and the world will be better off when oil and gas are driven by a free market rather than counterproductive government policies, says Merrill Matthews on WAVA-FM'S Don Kroah Show in Washington DC.
Legacy of the Stimulus? More Debt & Government Jobs
Was the 2009 stimulus bill successful at creating any jobs? IPI's Merrill Matthews discusses in this week's SoundByte.
Medtronic's "Tax Inversion" Move Overseas & More (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews joins Jason Lewis to discuss high taxes pushing American companies to move overseas, immigration reform and ending the export ban on US crude oil.
The Case for Permitting Crude Oil, Natural Gas Exports (Audio: Interview)
The oil export ban, imposed during the 1970s oil shortages, is out dated and counterproductive in an age of dramatically rising U.S. oil production.
US Export Ban Allows Bad Actors to Use Energy As Bludgeon (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews says US energy export limitations allow bad actors with large reserves to hold U.S. allies hostage over access to energy.
Iraq in crisis, oil soars: Time to lift US energy exports ban (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews explains why exporting US crude oil and natural gas means a stable energy supply for the global market, and in return, stable prices for US consumers.
Should the U.S. Navy Build Biofuel Refineries?
Is the Navy Secretary’s latest green idea yet another instance of wasted taxpayer dollars?
Government Healthcare: Never Enough Money To Go Around
North Carolina state senators are proposing a major change to address the explosion in health care spending.
VA Scandal: Bigger Than Benghazi? (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews says we're only beginning to see the major fallout from the VA scandal, and why it will spell disaster for Democrats in November's midterms.
The Sequester May Be Obama's Best Economic Achievement
Doomsday prophets warned the sequester would hurt the economy, but IPI’s Merrill Matthews says it actually may have been President Obama’s best economic policy.
We're All in the VA Now (Audio: Interview)
IPI's Merrill Matthews discusses why the VA scandal will stick to Democrats in the 2014 midterm elections, especially since the VA health care system too closely resembles Obamacare.
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