> Kaiser Permanente is offering a new wellness toolkit to all employers, regardless of whether they choose Kaiser as a health plan, that helps keep employees healthy. The toolkit teaches employers and their workers how to create a wellness committee at the office, including a checklist for forming a committee, a member recruitment email, guide for the first six meetings and a pledge for potential committee members to sign, reported the Sacramento Business Journal. Article
> An Alabama House committee has approved legislation that would create a 21-member board, charged with creating a state health insurance exchange, the Montgomery Advisor reported. Article
> A coalition of activist investor groups, including CtW Investment Group, is targeting WellPoint, regarding $86 million it received from America's Health Insurance Plans in 2010, reported The Washington Post. Article
> And Finally... I'm not dumb; I use 10 percent of my brain. Article