Op-ed: The US is on fire and Congress cut funding for a fire extinguisher

Op-Ed by Christopher Tuttle, President and CEO: The United States is burning. Not with literal flames, but with a deep and growing fear of the future. As the fire spreads, fueled by economic strain, aging infrastructure, and worsening inequality, the U.S. House — in passing a budget designed to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest – has turned off the hose, cut off the water supply, and slashed funding for the fire extinguisher. That fire extinguisher is Medicaid.