New data show sales of cholesterol blockbuster Lipitor plunged by half barely a week after the world's top-selling drug got its first U.S. generic competition.

Nevada's unemployment rate fell to 13 percent in November in the first drop since May, but the state's labor force continued to shrink as Nevada gained only 1,300 jobs last month, according to state employment data released Monday.

Kansas announced Friday it will stop providing extended unemployment benefits to residents in early January as a result of the improving state economy.

Medicare says it's launching a national experiment to improve care for seniors, and hopefully save taxpayers money as well.

The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will use an unprecedented week's worth of argument time in late March to decide the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is a double-dipper, collecting a salary and retirement benefits simultaneously, according to a personal financial disclosure form made public Friday.

As the first signs of an economic recovery make the news, many of the nation's nonprofit organizations are digging in for another three to four years of financial distress, according to researchers who keep an eye on the charitable world.

Biotech drugmaker Amgen Inc. spent $2.82 million lobbying the federal government during the third quarter, focusing its efforts on health care and prescription drug issues.