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Roughly six in 10 millennials said they don't fully understand their health insurance benefits, according to a recent TransUnion Healthcare study.

Washington, D.C.-based Evolent Health, a value-based care platform, will no longer purchase Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health's insurance arm, Evolent officials said Dec. 8.

Fitch Ratings revised its outlook for U.S. health insurers for 2018 from negative to stable, projecting the industry will maintain stable financial leverage and strong operating performance.

The D.C. Council — the District of Columbia's local governing body — voted unanimously Tuesday to protect a rule in the ACA that requires payers to cover preventive women's health services at no additional cost, The Washington Post reported.

Ben Jealous — one of eight Democratic candidates running to be the next governor of Maryland — issued a proposal to create what would be the first state-based single-payer health plan, according to a report from The Baltimore Sun.

Becker's Hospital Review reported these five contract resolutions and dissolutions between payers and providers since Dec. 1, beginning with the most recent. 

The following value-based agreements between payers and providers were inked since Nov. 27, as reported by Becker's Hospital Review.

Many insurers are slated to have their best financial year to date under the ACA, according to a Politico analysis.

Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health CEO David Holmberg said during a panel discussion Tuesday all Highmark health insurance members should have access to Pittsburgh-based UPMC specialty hospitals regardless of their insurance carrier, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health System rejoined Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina's provider network, effective Dec. 15.