As long foreshadowed, how and how much Republicans will cut Medicaid without too many Americans figuring out what they’re doing has the conference twisted in knots.

House Republicans are looking for ways to make sweeping cuts to Medicaid, while publicly insisting they’re not actually doing that. Enacting work requirements has emerged as one clear favorite option for the bamboozlement.

Three points on Republicans’ ongoing budget resolution negotiations and the reconciliation process.