ALSO NOTED: Congress considers wellness credits for employers; Coventry buys FL health plan for $685M; and much more...

> Congress has begun considering a bill giving employers tax credits for providing employee wellness programs. Article

> Coventry Health Care has agreed to pick up Hollywood, Fla.-based Vista Healthplans for $685 million. Article

> A former IT manager with health plan industry trade group America's Health Insurance Plans has pleaded guilty to steering almost $1 million of the group's money to a company he owned. Article

> Healthcare inequalities were a hot topic at the 98th annual NAACP convention. Article

And Finally...  OK, so let me get this straight. Being obese doesn't necessarily kill you? Article