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.
Healthcare Spending on Brand Name Drugs Grew 8% in 2014
Despite the rise in healthcare spending among consumers around the nation, health payers and providers are partnering to create solutions that emphasize quality performance and lower costs.
When Will Republican Candidates Start Identifying Proposed Spending Cuts?
Tax cuts are nice but they are not enough. The government doesn’t just take too much money, it also spends too much.
Why Big Government Liberals Want to Stamp Out the $100 Bill
Some believe eliminating the $100 bill would help the government fight crime, but it would also pave the way for more government intrusions on our privacy.
Civil Asset Forfeiture and the Constitution
Virtually everyone agrees with criminal asset forfeiture. But civil asset forfeiture, in which government can seize property without charging the property's owner with a crime, is widespread and troubling because it denies citizens several constitutional rights.
When Democrats Supported Free Trade--100 Years Ago
Democrats were once the principled voices in support of free trade; now they support protectionism and trade barriers that only lead to trade wars.
If Unemployment is 4.9 Percent, Why Can't I Find A Damn Job
What economists call “full employment” just isn’t what it used to be!
The Citizens Of Flint Have Been Mugged By Their Government
This is a city that votes for big-government politicians who promise the world but can’t even deliver safe water. Will they reconsider that pattern? And Flintstones aren’t the only Democrats losing faith in government.
Our National Debt Is Trillions Of Dollars More Than You Think
Conservatives frequently remind voters that federal debt has risen to more than $18 trillion under President Obama. But that figure overlooks another nearly $3 trillion, which would put total federal debt at about $21 trillion.
EPA Sets Renewable Fuel Mandate Below Legal Requirement
IPI's Dr. Merrill Matthews says repealing the mandate would be good for the economy and the environment. “Ending the Renewable Fuel Standard would immediately and dramatically increase the demand for oil, stabilize energy markets, boost the economy, and likely reduce carbon-dioxide emissions.”
Cut the Minimum Wage for the 1 Million Losing Food Stamps
The price of their labor is the only thing low- or no-skilled workers have to bargain with. Let the unemployed food stamp recipients work for less than the minimum wage and maybe they will be able to get a job.
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