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The government recouped a staggering $4 billion in fiscal 2010 that was stolen from federal health care programs, the departments of Justice and Health and Human Services announced Monday -- the highest annual amount ever. More than half of the fraud money recovered came from drug companies.

Rite Aid Corporation has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that it violated federal law by publicly disposing of sensitive financial and medical information of its customers and employees, the FTC announced. In a related action, Rite Aid's pharmacy chain also agreed to pay $1...

President Obama declared the H1N1 flu outbreak a national emergency last weekend. While U.S. officials insist the move is not a reaction to new developments but a preventive measure, it comes just as the vaccine shortage has been making headlines, with the Centers for Disease Control "frustrated"...