Policy and Legislation
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows says he is a firm "no" and that he has at least 22 votes from conservative hard-liners to defeat the bill.
Archway Health CEO said he doesn't believe the delay means the administration is moving away from value-based reimbursement.
GOP bill would transform Medicaid from an open-ended system where federal government matches state spending to one with fixed amount for each state.
New bill to allow the practice would modify previous safety standards, remove a barrier that blocked previous efforts at importation.
Republican Senators Orrin Hatch, Chuck Grassley, Tom Cotton sent letter to the GAO raising possibility of regulatory, legislative changes.
Rule may be pushed out to Oct. 1, to give new HHS appointees time to review regulations.
Bill, which passed House in 2003 but didn't advance, was widely panned by groups representing consumers, providers, payer industry, state officials.
In June 2015, about 72,000 got help paying for their insurance, including nearly 4,000 who also received assistance to purchase medication.
Meadows' potential role as "Trumpcare" spoiler -- is stirring concern in the White House and Congress.
Proposed law also changes Medicaid per capita payments to block grants.