Conservative congressman Mark Meadows' Obamacare repeal ideas got a raucous reaction from opponents at a Monday town hall — and a cool reaction Tuesday from the governor's office and some state House members representing Buncombe County.

Most of the packed Henderson County town hall meeting was spent on health care, with Meadows, the high-profile U.S. House Freedom Caucus chairman, sparring with repeal opponents, who made up the loudest group of attendees.

While U.S. Senate leaders have said it was time to move on from failed Republican repeal efforts, the 11th District representative from Asheville told attendees there would be one more attempt.

Meadows said he favored an approach to pull back health care subsidies and Medicaid money from some states and to redistribute it as Medicaid block grants that each state would control.

After jeering and an attempt by Henderson County Sheriff Charles McDonald to quiet opponents, Meadows said he had talked with state legislators about the idea, championed by Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.

"Now this is a Republican who is saying we are wanting to do this with a Democrat governor, guys."

People attending the town hall occupied all 416 seats in Thomas Auditorium at Blue Ridge Community College and more were left standing outside.

Meadows' comments brought reactions Tuesday from Gov. Roy Cooper's office and state House members representing parts of Buncombe that were noncommittal at best

"The governor will review all serious proposals being considered in Washington that will affect our state but opposes cutting health coverage for North Carolina families," said Cooper spokesman Ford Porter.

State Rep. John Ager, D-Buncombe, said a move to the grant program would "swell the rolls of uninsured Americans."

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State Rep. Brian Turner, also a Buncombe Democrat, said the Republican-controlled General Assembly "doesn't have a good track record when it comes to Medicaid" and shouldn't be given the power to control block grants.

The Citizen-Times reached out late Tuesday afternoon via email to all five General Assembly members representing parts of Buncombe, including Republican Sen. Chuck Edwards of Hendersonville. Ager and Turner responded.

Meadows' office didn't respond to a request for an interview Tuesday.

Meadows supporters at the town hall offered a boisterous counterpoint, cheering the congressman's proposals for market-based approaches.

Lowering premiums while keeping required pre-existing condition coverage is a must, the congressman said.

"The (proposals) that are picking up the most steam are the block grant option and association plans that allow the private market to compete alongside Obamacare," he said.

"Each one has its inherent advantages and disadvantages."

A bill would need to be passed and be on President Donald Trump's desk by September to have a chance, he said.

Support for the idea would have to come from outside Senate leadership. It's not clear if there is backing in the House.

Staffers with Congressman Patrick McHenry, a 10th-District Republican representing parts of Buncombe and Asheville, didn't respond to questions Tuesday about his support for the bill or its chances.

McHenry, who staffers said was sick with pneumonia in late July, is acting whip and a plays a key role drumming up support for legislation.

Graham's spokesman said the senator had spoken with Republican governors about the block grant idea. They had not spoken to Cooper, a Democrat, spokesman Kevin Bishop said.

The block grant proposal has not yet been scored by the Congressional Budget Office for its effect on the budget or how many Americans would be insured.

States with the most to gain would be those who chose not to expand Medicaid coverage under Obamacare to cover more than just the poorest residents. That left some without Medicaid and also without insurance subsidies offered to certain income brackets.

Many non-expansion states were Republican-controlled. North Carolina did not expand coverage. Cooper wants expansion while the General Assembly does not.

Graham's office offered a PowerPoint from the senator that showed non-expansion states would generally have the most to gain.

North Carolina would see an $860 million, or 36 percent increase in funding, it said.