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 Texas vs. California Election
The presidential election will tell us a lot about whether Americans want the country to look more like California or Texas.
The 'I Can't Wait to Vote' Election Revisited
The 2010 election was one for the history books, and voters across the country couldn't wait to cast their vote against President Obama's policies. But this time, the president's actually on the ballot, and the "I can't wait to vote" sentiment is even stronger.
The Coming Entitlements Cliff
The 'Health Care Fiscal Cliff' Could Take The Economy Down
The US is not only facing a fiscal cliff, but also an entitlements cliff and, thanks to ObamaCare, a health care cliff. Those three cliffs aren't separate; they're intertwined. Go over one and we will be pulled over the other two.
A Nation of Nation Builders
Both President Obama and Governor Romney want to do some nation building: Obama at home, and Romney abroad. Both are potentially costly ideas without much hope for success.
Who's for the Middle Class? A Look at States by Median Income
While both sides will claim to be standing up for the middle class, it appears that the large majority of states with a median income equal to or less than the national average will be standing up for Romney.
Entitlement Cliff Threatens America's Fiscal Health
Every major entitlement program has grown significantly under the Obama administration, but the White House hasn't uttered a word about its plan to address the unsustainable financial future facing the country. We do not know exactly how far off the cliff is, but we are approaching it quickly.
Military Families Get a $2,400 Bill From ObamaCare
One more of the many "benefits" of ObamaCare actually doesn't seem like much of a benefit when military families are stuck with a $2,400 bill.
One Graph Tells the Whole, Sorry Economic Story
Listen to those who defend President Obama's economic record and then take a look at the graph, which undermines virtually every claim.
Does Foreign Aid Help or Hurt U.S. International Relations?
It is time to rethink our goals and achievements—or lack thereof—with foreign aid.
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