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CVS Sued for Alleged Privacy Violations

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On March 7, 2011, Arthur Steinberg and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Health and Welfare Fund sued CVS Caremark Corporation (“CVS”), alleging that its unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (“PHI”) constituted an unfair trade practice. In 2009, CVS paid $2.25

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Vermont Prescriber Privacy Law

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On June 23, 2011, in a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled in IMS Health Inc. The law also mandates that “[p]harmaceutical manufacturers and pharmaceutical marketers shall not use prescriber-identifiable information for marketing or promoting a prescription drug unless the prescriber consents.”.

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