Rubio, Conservative Groups Slam Trump For Putting Risk Corridor, CSR Funding In Budget Request

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and conservative groups have been quick to criticize the Trump administration for putting risk corridor payments in the president’s 2019 budget request. The proposed budget, released Monday (Feb. 12), calls for legislation that would fully fund the Affordable Care Act’s risk corridor program that ended in 2016. Conservative health policy experts also criticize the budget's inclusion of the cost-sharing reduction payments. “I've been fighting for years to ensure that we do not bail out Obamacare, but...