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[–] Agrajag@scribe.disroot.org 47 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

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.

[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago (4 children)

WTF, this dude should be in jail, not Congress...

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 days ago

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.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

"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.

[–] henfredemars 4 points 2 days ago

That’s how you get to Congress. Unethical, evil, and without morals.

[–] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 2 points 2 days ago

Any more they’re one and the same if they have an (R) next to their name.