"CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation project that, under current law, the entitlement for subsidies for CSRs will continue to be funded [through higher premiums and larger tax credits based on those premiums]. So in its baseline, CBO no longer projects direct payments for CSRs and, instead, reflects the current form of funding. This letter responds to questions from Congressman Mark Meadows about that change in the baseline and the consequences for estimating the budgetary impact of legislation that would restore and fund direct payments."

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