president is also cutting subsidies to lower income americans who rely on those subsidies to pay for health insurance. so that puts a lot of pressure on the health insurance markets, because with fewer customers, insurance companies are likely to raise rates, even to leave certain markets altogether. several organizations, some 20 health care organizations, have come out expressing criticism about the executive order, including the american cancer society, the national governors association has also spoken out against the cuts to subsidies, as well as some democrats, including democratic leadership in congress, chuck schumer and nancy pelosi putting out a statement calling the executive order spiteful and cruel. keep in mind, fred, he is going to need their help to bring about any profound change to the affordable care act, after republicans twice failed in the senate to get even a simple majority. so the president is not only putting pressure on health insurance markets, but also on