Departing chief of HUMC had grand vision (The Record and Herald News)
Where others saw a mishmash of buildings in a town mocked in comedy and song, John P. Ferguson saw a chance to build a medical empire.

Departing chief of HUMC had grand vision (The Record and Herald News)
The street in front of Hackensack University Medical Center is called John P. Ferguson Drive. The only photo in the hospital s imposing lobby shows John P. Ferguson, with a framed message telling everyone who passes that "one person can make a world of difference."

Feds discuss U.S. sales tax (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
WASHINGTON With budget deficits soaring and President Obama pushing a trillion-dollar-plus expansion of health coverage, some Washington policymakers are taking a fresh look at a money-making idea long considered politically taboo: a national sales tax.

States consider cutting drug help for seniors (San Francisco Chronicle)
Joanne Devlin needs about 20 prescription drugs to regulate her blood pressure, keep her arthritic joints limber and pain-free and control her asthma. She counts on financial help from Rhode Island when her Medicare Part D insurance plan maxes out and no... Related: Medicare Part D - Insurance - Rhode Island - Medicare - Health insurance