Several Republican governors praised President Trump on Monday for actively seeking their input on healthcare reform after being excluded from similar discussions for years under the previous administration.

"I'm a seventh year in office [and] I have never seen this kind of collaboration from the House, the Senate and the administration," Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam told reporters following a meeting at the White House with Trump, Vice President Pence and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Republican governors didn't have many chances to submit their input to former President Barack Obama, nor were they invited to as often as they have under the new administration.

"The governors were left out of any real meaningful discussions about the Affordable Care Act," he told reporters.

Haslam and Walker were joined by six other GOP governors, all of whom traveled to Washington over the weekend for the annual Governor's Dinner at the White House. He and several of his cohort have met with legislative leaders and Cabinet secretaries, including Price and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, on multiple occasions during their visit.

"I'm confident after I've been up here the last four days, the conversations we've had with legislative leadership and the administration, that we're going to have some real proposals [on healthcare]," said Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey.

Ducey said he's "excited" to be in contact with Trump as the administration works with Congress to repeal and replace the 2009 healthcare law.

"I'm thankful to that they're bringing governors to the table," he said.