Last updated on: 8/31/2007 | Author: ProCon.org

Merrill Matthews, Jr., PhD Biography

Title:
Director of the Council for Affordable Health Insurance
Position:
None Found to the question "Should Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legal?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of Aug. 28, 2006

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Individuals with MDs, JDs, PhDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to end-of-life issues. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to end-of-life.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Director, Council for Affordable Health Insurance
  • Director, Center for Health Policy Studies, National Center for Policy Analysis
  • Visiting Scholar, Institute for Policy Innovation
  • Past President, Health Economics Roundtable, National Association for Business Economics
  • Health Policy Advisor, American Legislative Exchange Council
  • Medical Ethicist, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Institutional Review Board for Human Experimentation
  • Political Analyst, USA Radio Network
  • Occasional Commentator, National Public Radio
  • “Brain Trust” Columnist, Investor’s Business Daily
Education:
  • PhD, Philosophy and Humanities, University of Texas at Dallas
Other:
  • None found
Quoted in:
  1. Would Financial Motivations Encourage Insurance Companies and Health Care Providers to Promote Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide?