The good news is we were wrong when we reported on Friday that the Senate parliamentarian ruled out Medicaid work requirements. They are in. This is an essential reform to lower costs and get able-bodied Americans of working age into the workforce.

The bad news is that we neglected to mention that the parliamentarian vetoed a provision that requires Medicaid participants to verify their citizenship for eligibility.

The parliamentarian also nixed a prohibition on Medicaid funding for “gender affirming care” – such as sex-change procedures. Not sure who would be in favor of taxpayers paying for that.

Kudos to Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham of South Carolina for finding a way around the parliamentarian’s veto of reforms to the provider tax scams that states use to enrich hospitals with billions of federal tax dollars. Big win here.