The administration’s decision to stop reimbursing insurers for discounts on co-payments and deductibles, that they are required by law to offer to low-income consumers, will cause problems, but not in the way that you might expect. The reimbursements are known as cost-sharing reduction payments, or CSRs. Tim Jost (professor emeritus of law at Washington and Lee University), in speaking to NPR stated that “ending the CSR payments is another sign that President Trump is doing what he can to undermine the stability of the individual market under the ACA." The problem the Administration encounters is the payments are required by law and cannot be eliminated through an executive order. What is happening is the President will withdraw the money providing the subsidies, but the participating companies must still grant them to eligible participants.