Their measure is designed to deflect any attempt by the White House to include stop-loss coverage that protects employers from health claims from being labeled as health coverage.

The idea is to help prevent large-scale data theft after data breaches at major U.S. corporations, such as retailer Target Corp., health-insurer Anthem Inc. and home-improvement chain Home Depot Inc.

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Participants in private company employee stock option plans averaged an 11.5 percent annual return between 2002 and 2012.