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Stephen Davis will head the national sales distribution platform focused on the small-plan 401(k) market.

WebMD extended its poison pill defense, first put into place to ward off billionaire investor Carl Icahn, for another two years.

Lawmakers scrapped a planned vote Thursday on Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's plan to hire a private company to manage a state employee health insurance plan, raising questions about whether the proposal had run into trouble.

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Hospital company HCA Holdings released preliminary third-quarter results Tuesday that came in slightly below Wall Street's expectations. The company also said that it plans to declare a special cash dividend of $2.50 per share in the fourth quarter.

UnitedHealth Group's third-quarter net income jumped 23 percent to trump expectations, as preparations for retiring Baby Boomers started to pay off for the nation's largest health insurer. UnitedHealth also raised its 2012 earnings forecast.