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  California exchange to include 13 health plans

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 23, 2013

  As many as 5 million Californians will be able to shop for insurance from 13 health insurance plans in 2014.

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  House immigration group resolves health care dispute

  By Erica Werner  |  May 23, 2013

  House members writing a bipartisan immigration bill said Thursday they had patched over a dispute that threatened their efforts.

• Muni bond investors on edge over tax proposal

  By Mark Jewell  |  May 23, 2013

  Municipal bonds continue to provide a reliable refuge from stock market volatility and a steady source of tax-free income.

• Lifespan cost-savings to include doc training cuts

  By The Associated Press  |  May 23, 2013

  A plan by Rhode Island's largest health system to save between $100 million and $150 million over the next two and a half years through significant job cuts will also include cuts to its physician training program.

• SHRM pushes back against PPACA’s 90-day rule

  By Allen Greenberg  |  May 23, 2013

  The Society for Human Resource Management is hoping regulators overseeing the implementation of health care reform will reconsider how they define 90 days.

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  Pace of EHR adoption quickening, at ‘tipping point’

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 23, 2013

  The Obama administration says a record number of doctors and hospitals are embracing health technology and that adoption of electronic health records has reached a “tipping point.”

• Unum executive to retire

  By Associated Press  |  May 23, 2013

  Unum Group said Thursday that one of its top executives will depart the insurance company.

• Jindal-backed retirement change delayed

  By Melinda Deslatte  |  May 23, 2013

  Louisiana lawmakers have delayed the start date of Gov. Bobby Jindal's signature retirement achievement from last year, a law that would shift future rank-and-file state workers to a 401(k)-style retirement plan.

• Kids need to get more physical

  By Jennifer C. Kerr  |  May 23, 2013

  Reading, writing, 'rithmetic — and PE?

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  Stock slump drags on

  By The Associated Press  |  May 23, 2013

  A global stock market slump is continuing on Wall Street as traders worry about how committed the Federal Reserve remains to keeping up its bond-buying program.