>SNIP
>>The government hasn't persecuted HIPAA violations very actively yet, but it is getting more aggressive now (gotta pay for the $2 trillion deficits somehow! -- By the time you read this, it is actually probably up to $3 trillion) An example is a recent agreement between CVS Caremark Corp. and the U.S. government, where CVS will pay $2.25 million "because its pharmacy workers didn't properly dispose pill bottle labels and other items contain personal information about patients." (full article here: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jL4xG_mpcMfKRKpNraxTKBXESZiAD96E8CDO2)
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>Gee thanks. I feel so much better than I did before when I was ignorant of that situation. Especially considering I get my prescriptions filled at CVS....

Glad to be of assistance.

Class action lawsuit! Class action lawsuit!

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