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INCOME TAXES	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
INCOME TAXES	10. INCOME TAXES The effective income tax rate was 46.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to 35.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The non-deductible nature of the health insurance industry fee levied on the industry beginning in 2014 as mandated by the Health Care Reform Law increased our effective tax rate by approximately 9 percentage points for the three months ended March 31, 2014. In addition, the effective tax for the three months ended March 31, 2013 includes the beneficial effect of a change in our estimated tax liability associated with limitations on the deductibility of annual compensation in excess of $500,000 per employee as mandated by the Health Care Reform Law.

INCOME TAXES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

10. INCOME TAXES

The effective income tax rate was 46.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to 35.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The non-deductible nature of the health insurance industry fee levied on the industry beginning in 2014 as mandated by the Health Care Reform Law increased our effective tax rate by approximately 9 percentage points for the three months ended March 31, 2014. In addition, the effective tax for the three months ended March 31, 2013 includes the beneficial effect of a change in our estimated tax liability associated with limitations on the deductibility of annual compensation in excess of $500,000 per employee as mandated by the Health Care Reform Law.

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The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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