Policy and Legislation
Most of that reflects the significant increase in private insurance enrollment during that period, which was greater in those states.
Some of the policies under consideration have slipped out, and pressure points of the debate are fairly clear.
Documents reveal behind-the-scenes discussions influenced by pharmaceutical industry, led by former Gilead lobbyist Joe Grogan.
The AHCA would raise employment and economic activity at first, but lower them in the long run, due to reductions in support for health insurance.
The CBO estimated that 23 million more would become uninsured if the bill were to become law.
Trump reportedly wants a bill that protects people with preexisting conditions and offers a tax credit that works for low income elderly Americans.
The group also adopted policies on other emerging healthcare topics, such as extending CMS' locum tenens 60-day limit.
Pence stressed promise of Trump administration to scrap the law and rescue the American people from the "death spiral" of Obamacare.
Deadline to submit proposed measures for consideration is June 30, 2017.
Insurers blame financial losses and mounting uncertainty over federal funding and rules that govern the exchanges.