The former hospital company CEO oversaw what was the biggest case of Medicare fraud at the time. Under his leadership, Columbia/HCA gave kickbacks to doctors to refer patients and then made patients’ conditions appear worse than they were so Medicare would pay more.
When Scott was forced out of the company as it was under investigation, he left with $300 million in stock, a $5.1 million severance, and a $950,000-per-year consulting contract for five years. The hospital, meanwhile, was fined $1.7 billion, the largest health care fraud settlement in history until that point.
Don’t forget this is the same guy who, as Governor of Florida, instituted drug testing requirements for welfare recipients. The administrative burden of conducting the drug tests cost taxpayers more money than it saved from excluding those who tested positive.
“We should cherish all of our different backgrounds,” including his background of getting unimaginably rich through crime, while pinning it on others so they take the fall.
Rick Scott champion of the people
https://newrepublic.com/post/168843/rick-scott-oversaw-one-largest-medicaid-frauds-history-wants-to-be-senate-gop-leader
WTF, this dude should be in jail, not Congress…
Don’t forget this is the same guy who, as Governor of Florida, instituted drug testing requirements for welfare recipients. The administrative burden of conducting the drug tests cost taxpayers more money than it saved from excluding those who tested positive.
“We should cherish all of our different backgrounds,” including his background of getting unimaginably rich through crime, while pinning it on others so they take the fall.
That’s how you get to Congress. Unethical, evil, and without morals.
Any more they’re one and the same if they have an ® next to their name.