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.
Fact-shaming Michelle Obama's DNC Speech
In her emotion-driven speech to the virtual Democratic National Convention, Obama made several claims that are at best misleading. And if the media won’t do its job in pointing out these contradictions, others have to.
California's Blackouts a Preview of the Green New Deal
As Democrats assure us that we can quickly transition to clean energy, remember California has tried it. Now thousands are sweltering in blackouts.
The Real Looting Has Shifted to Washington
The looting occurring in many major cities pales in comparison to the looting Democrats will inflict on taxpayers.
School Dilemma is Hard on Families, Children Alike
Parents and a national teachers union seem to be at odds as to whether students should be starting back to school.
Covid-19 Proves Patents and Competition Are Compatible
The race to create a Covid-19 vaccine and treatment is proving that drug company patents do not stifle competition—they only stifle copying.
4 Reasons Why Trump Can't Be Written Off--Yet
At this point, Trump has an uphill battle to win reelection. But the riots, Democrats’ far left turn and possible future revelations about the Russian hoax, may provide enough momentum to put Trump over the top.
Blue Cities Give the 'Broken Windows' Economic Growth Theory a Try
Blue city riots will be putting the "broken windows" economic theory to the test, and proving, once again, why it is a fallacy.
IPI Opposes IPI: Problems with a Prescription Drug Pricing Index
IPI urges the Trump administration to forbear importing the price controls of socialist health care systems to the U.S.
'Redskins' Is Gone, But Changing 'Washington' Would Be a Much Bigger Job
Given the hundreds of cities, towns, counties, schools, businesses, buildings and bridges that seek to honor the founders’ good deeds, it’s very unlikely the cancel-history crowd will succeed in eliminating their memory.
The Best Outcome in the Hospital Price-Disclosure Wars
President Trump is trying to force hospital price transparency. The real solution is for hospitals to set one price for each service, disclose it and stick with it.
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