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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepublican Rick Scott Senator of Fl was CEO of Columbia/HCA when the company was fined $1.7 billion for Medicare fraud.
During his tenure as chief executive, the company defrauded Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal programs. The Department of Justice won 14 felony convictions against the company, which was fined $1.7 billion in what was at the time the largest healthcare fraud settlement in U.S. history.
Scott pleaded the Fifth 75 times was part of a civil case by Nevada Communications Corp., which alleged that Columbia/HCA breached the terms of a communications contract. Scott gave the deposition at his offices in Stamford, Conn., on July 27, 2000, months before the settlement with the federal government.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/mar/03/florida-democratic-party/rick-scott-rick-scott-oversaw-largest-medicare-fra/
Attilatheblond
(4,480 posts)Remember how they managed to get Bush the Lesser to call the Senate back in the attempt to interfere with court order to let Terry Schivo's husband finally remove his brain dead wife from life support? Yeah, those guys were the boss of RIck Scott when he ran their healthcare facility that did that massive Medicare fraud.
No matter the misery, those people will do whatever to rake in the federal dollars while touting 'conservative values'.
Docreed2003
(17,868 posts)Bill Frist is a former Senator from Tennessee.
Attilatheblond
(4,480 posts)Deuxcents
(20,006 posts)sop
(11,478 posts)"Four months later, the board of directors pressured him to resign as chairman and CEO. He was succeeded by Thomas F. Frist Jr. Scott was paid $9.88 million in a settlement, and left owning 10 million shares of stock then worth more than $350 million."
Scott then used his ill-gotten gains to finance a run for governor.
"The Fort Myers News-Press quoted Scott as saying he spent roughly $78 million of his own money on the campaign, although other figures indicate he spent slightly over $75 million. He won the general election, defeating Sink by around 68,000 votes, or 1.29%."