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.
When Republicans Flip-Flop And Embrace Government Mandates
As we move closer to the presidential primaries, watch for most GOP candidates to praise the Renewable Fuel Standard mandate. You might even ask them, if you get the chance, why isn’t energy freedom more important?
When I Die, Let It Be in Canada--or Mexico, or Better Yet, Israel
The US has the fourth highest estate tax in the world, and Obama would like to expand it. You might try to avoid it by retiring in another country, or by backing a presidential who will eliminate—this time for good.
Congress is Downsizing The IRS, So It Must Downsize the Tax Code
Tax reform and simplification needs to be one of the Republicans' top priorities. In the meantime, they should continue cutting the IRS budget.
How About a Bold Plan for Reforming Social Security's Disability Program
If we are going to reform the Social Security disability insurance program, let's be bold and privatize it.
A Constitutionalist's Guide to Obama's Unconstitutional Treaty with Iran
Our “constitutional scholar” in the White House is doing his best to violate Article II, Section 2, of the U.S. Constitution by entering into a treaty with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Obama Does to Student Loans What He Did to Health Care
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.
Scammers are Swindling Taxpayers Out of $1,000 Per Household
President Obama believes redistributing money is the way to create jobs and spur economic growth, and thieves are helping him do just that.
Think This Winter Was Cold? Try It With Only Green Energy
What if environmentalists had convinced Boston city officials that fossil fuels were destroying the planet and that renewable energy sources could supply the city's needs both in electricity generation and for powering city vehicles?
Are You Ready For The "Ready to Dump Hillary" Uprising?
Three Democratic factions are putting the pressure on Hillary to suspend her presidential dreams.
More Americans Will Benefit If Obamacare Loses the Supreme Court Challenge
If King wins, several million people will lose their health insurance subsidies. But a win for Obamacare means that tens of millions of uninsured Americans will have to pay a penalty in the hundreds or thousands of dollars.
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