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.
The Left's Cookbook Medicine (Audio: Interview)
Dr. Merrill Matthews joins The Janet Mefferd Show to review HHS Secretary Sebelius’ testimony on the ObamaCare website debacle, and also explains why the Left doesn’t think markets can work in health care.
Spookier Than Fiction: Those Who Coordinated the Obamacare Website Will Coordinate Your Healthcare (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews reviews the Sebelius testimony with KSKY's Mark Davis, pointing out that the administration that coordinated the ObamaCare website will soon coordinate your health care, too. And congratulations! Your share of the national debt is now $1.1 million.
2013 Communications Summit: mHealth Progress & Obstacles--Regulation, Privacy, Security
Health IT, which includes mobile health and tele-health, is revolutionizing the health care system, creating digital pathways for care. But challenges still loom, such as maintaining privacy and security for patients, as well as the proper role of regulatory agencies like the FDA, which is soon to release a study about whether mobile apps should be regulated under the same rules as medical devices.
Is President Obama Setting a Political Trap for the GOP? (Audio: Podcast)
Is the budget deal allowing a bipartisan conference really just a political trap for the GOP on entitlements? And should Republicans be supporting Paul Ryan's plan to raise Medicare premiums for high income seniors and bump the retirement age to 67?
What's Scarier? The Debt Ceiling or Obama's Pick for Fed Chair? (Audio: Podcast)
As the latest showdown unfolds, should we be worried about the US defaulting on its debt? Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warns if Congress doesn't act, Social Security checks won't be mailed—so what happened to the $2.6 trillion Social Security Trust Fund Democrats have always defended? And why the president's nominee for Federal Reserve chairman may be the real threat to our long-term fiscal health.
ObamaCare Takes Flight...and Lands in the ER (Audio: Podcast)
IPI president Tom Giovanetti and IPI's Merrill Matthews review this week's events. As ObamaCare debuts, not only do the glitches and adverse incentives spell disaster, but not even the president seems to understand his own health care law. Regarding the government shutdown, Republicans seemed to have dealt themselves a weak hand, but appear to at least be playing it well. So in the end, how will all this play out?
What's Next for the Keystone XL? (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews discusses the latest on the Keystone XL pipeline and its impact on US energy independence with KMED's Bill Meyer.
Did Boehner Blow His Chance to Defund ObamaCare? (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews joins KMED's Bill Meyer to discuss the government shutdown and debut of ObamaCare.
ObamaCare May Increase Number of Uninsured (Audio: Interview)
Matthews warns KSFO's Brian Sussman that as various ObamaCare assumptions unravel, there may be as many if not more uninsured after the law takes effect.
Looming ObamaCare Start, Government Shutdown (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews discusses with Janet Mefferd what to expect as ObamaCare starts, as well as a looming government shutdown.
Did Ted Cruz's Stand Make a Difference? (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews tells WPR's Joy Cardin that although government shutdowns are more common than people think, it would be a PR nightmare for the GOP.
ObamaCare's Health Insurance Sticker Shock and Death Spiral (Audio: Interview)
Matthews warns KMED's Bill Meyer ObamaCare's high premiums will only worsen as it “death spirals,” in which rates rise the next several years, leading healthy people to drop out while only “very sick” people remain
Democrats Instigated Government Shutdowns, Too (Audio: Interview)
Government shutdowns aren't as rare as you think, and it's not just the GOP who causes them. Dr. Merrill Matthews explains on 660 AM's The Mark Davis Show.
What Was the Impact of Sen. Cruz’s Filibuster? (Audio: Interview)
Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses this week’s events and what we can expect next on the budget battle with WWNC’s Pete Kaliner.
Discouraged Workers, Perverse Economic Incentives (Audio: Interview)
While recent wage decline and unemployment trends have dominated the headlines, ObamaCare mandates are causing increasing numbers of part-time workers. Merrill Matthews discusses with WGTK-Louisville's Joe Elliott how, when it comes to economic growth, the Obama administration just doesn't get it.
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