Maryland has received a $123 million federal grant to support development of the state's health benefit exchange.

Planned Parenthood said Wednesday that Texas clinics are operating like normal for now, even as state officials move to quickly freeze funding after a federal court gave Republican lawmakers a victory in their efforts to punish health providers linked to abortion services.

California's largest pension plans are being asked to put a priority on home-grown investments, part of a bill sent to the governor this week.

Trade groups say they support the idea of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but the agency has no real jurisdiction over insurers or agents.