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 Halbig Decision Would Hurt Obamacare in Most States, but Won't Kill It--Unfortunately
A straightforward upholding of the Halbig decision would only wound Obamacare in some states; it wouldn’t kill it.
Will the Halbig Decision Create Chaos in the Health Insurance Market?
The Halbig decision may create some confusion in the health insurance marketplace, but not any more than the poorly conceived, badly drafted and outrageously passed Affordable Care Act did.
The Minimum Wage Debate Isn't About Helping the Poor
Most economists believe that minimum wage increases actually cost jobs—either directly or in fewer jobs becoming available—among the very people the increase is supposed to help.
North Charleston mayor joins wildlife, environmental groups in supporting offshore wind power
North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey joined environmental groups in calling for the government to take a leadership role in promoting offshore wind power.
Should Republicans Rubber Stamp Obama's $3.7 Billion Border Funding Request?
Obama has urged House Republicans to immediately pass his $3.7 billion special funding request. But before Republicans do anything, they should ask some serious questions.
Challenges for Wind Energy's Future
The U.S. has spent billions of taxpayer dollars subsidizing wind energy. And while the industry is growing, it's expensive, unreliable and supplies only a small portion of the country's energy needs. Congress is backing away from its longtime support for wind subsidies, and given the growing availability of inexpensive fossil fuels for energy generation, that's the right move.
Obama's Wrong; The Economy Is Improving Because Of Congressional Deadlock
The economy is improving precisely because Obama and Congress are deadlocked.
Obama Announces $4 Billion for Crony Capitalism, er, Clean Energy Loans
Even while President Obama seeks additional money from Congress for border security, his administration is giving away billions of taxpayer dollars to clean energy companies that the government likes, even though their success rate is abysmal.
Conservatives' dilemma: Sue Obama or impeach him - or a third option?
To pushback against executive power grabs without impeaching a sitting president, the legislative branch could simply exercise its power of the purse.
The Health Care Contradiction: Medicine's Old and New Ways Clash
Innovation is transforming health care, or at least it’s trying. Old practices and laws can create a drag on that new innovation.
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