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Rep. Mark Meadows (R- N.C.) said the caucus would support the legislation if it did away with essential health benefits; community rating, which says insurers can't charge sick people more for insurance; and guaranteed issue, which says insurers must cover people with pre-existing conditions.
Republicans add language to create a risk-sharing fund, but both sides that have been fighting over the legislation say the change is not enough. Yet, House leadership tells members that they could be called back from recess early if a health plan deal is reached.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A collection of public health opinions on health care from around the country.
Editorial writers take a hard look at how Republicans are falling short in their attempt to renew their repeal-and-replace push.
Each week, KHN's Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the Web.
Outlets report on news from Connecticut, Ohio, Texas, Maryland, California and Florida.
Luhan Yang remains undaunted in the face of the unprecedented challenges of designing pigs that can host organs for humans use.
Stat looks at efforts to tackle the issue of minority access to hospice care as a matter of social justice. In related news stories, former Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urges doctors to allow patients to drive end-of-life care decisions while researchers study how diet might help ward off Alzheimer's.
The facilities have a doctor or nurse on duty to monitor those who are using drugs so that it creates an environment where they have a better chance at surviving the experience. Outlets report on news on the crisis out of New Hampshire and Michigan as well.
In other public health news: aspirin, premature babies, pesticides, ER trips, adult ADHD and more.
Experts agree that whatever the next one is, it will be a surprise. CNN offers stories about diseases and how they spread as part of a look at this unseen enemy.
As state officials announce that Louisiana's spending on Medicaid will likely make up about half the budget in 2018, state Rep. John Schroder says, "This is growing uncontrollably." And other Medicaid developments from Iowa, Wisconsin and Kentucky make news.
Lawmakers urge the president to use his authority to issue guidelines on overriding patents. Meanwhile, a major medical society comes out against right-to-try laws for the first time.
The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-Pa.) would give companies that conduct this kind of research a sizable tax credit.
Defunding for Planned Parenthood was tied into the Republicans' health care bill, and now that talks around it are collapsing, abortion opponents are left scrambling. Meanwhile, Politico looks at Ivanka Trump's quiet attempts to reach out to the organization.
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, President Donald Trump's pick to head the Food and Drug Administration, answered questions about drug safety, the opioid epidemic, his potential conflicts of interests and more at his Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing.
The Republican-controlled House of Delegates overturns the effort by Gov. Terry McAuliffe.
A decision must be made in the weeks ahead about whether to continue paying out key cost-reduction subsidies for people who buy insurance on the exchanges or to cut them off. The latter would deal a possibly mortal blow the to the health law's individual insurance market. Meanwhile, brokers are increasingly fed up by unpaid commissions, and consumers who gained coverage via the health law are now wondering about what the future holds.
Though talks continue, lawmakers are likely headed back to their districts for a two-week recess after failing to revive a health care plan.
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