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Pharmacy linked to meningitis deaths failed on sterility measures Reuters via Yahoo! News Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:32 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - The pharmacy linked to a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak repeatedly failed to follow standard safety and quality procedures, including waiting for results of sterility tests on its injectable steroid before shipping them to doctors and maintaining sterile conditions, health officials said on Tuesday. ... Obama administration agrees to ease in Medicare benefit rules Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:25 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has agreed to relax Medicare's requirements for skilled nursing and home health care, allowing beneficiaries to qualify for benefits even if their conditions are not expected to improve, according to court documents. A proposed settlement of a national class-action lawsuit, filed October 16 in U.S. District Court in Vermont, says the government ...

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