Donald Trump has said in no uncertain terms that he’s willing to let health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act “implode” — and his actions in delaying subsidies to insurers on behalf of those most in need of health care are actively helping that intention.

That’s the conclusion of a report from the Congressional Budget Office/Joint Committee on Taxation on the impact of Trump’s refusal to say if the federal government will pay the Affordable Care Act’s subsidies in 2018.

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Marlene Satter

Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.