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.
An Easy Way for States to Save Health Care Dollars
If state and local government employees were to substitute more biosimilars for brand name biologic drugs, governments could save millions of dollars in tight budget times.
COVID Death Stats...Inaccurate or Just Misleading?
New information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says 94% of reported coronavirus-related deaths had underlying medical conditions–-meaning that for the other 6%, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned.
The Mail-In Ballot and Voter-Fraud Threat: A Conversation with John Fund
The Coming Blue-City Exodus
While the election isn’t until November 3, it looks like lots of people and businesses are, in a sense, “voting” early—with their feet.
Those 'Food Deserts' May Become Food Wastelands
Grocery stores have often been reluctant to open in low-income areas, creating what's known as "food deserts." Recent large-city riots, and support for them, will likely make that problem worse.
Texas Could Mandate A COVID-19 Vaccine But It's More Likely Your Employer Will
Those “no mask–no entry” signs could be extended to “no vaccine–no entry”.
Company-Administered Healthcare Key to Stable, Secure, and Strong Benefits for Workers
Employers need flexibility now more than ever, and that includes wages and benefits.
Minorities Are Skeptical of Democrats' Latest Conspiracy
Blacks and Hispanics are skeptical of mail-in voting, and for good reason. So why are Democrats so focused on it.
Would a Democrat Have Managed the Pandemic Better?
Despite all of the Democratic claims of pandemic competence, there is little reason to think that the party could have handled the virus any better.
Calif. Should Have Been Most-Prepared...Alas, it Wasn't
California's blackouts are a preview of what would come under the Democrats' Green New Deal.
Total Records: 1735
