Florida health care is about to take a turn for the worse if the people decide to elect the former CEO of Columbia/HCA Healthcare, Rick Scott. The statement that he is sticking by is one that would boost the job market in Florida by pushing the good ol’ entrepreneurial attitude in today’s job seekers. People, who don’t know who Rick Scott, don’t know that this was the same philosophy which got Columbia/HCA in dark times about twenty years prior. Florida already has a bad reputation in regards to Health care fraudulence, and by having Rick Scott as the governor would just add to Florida and their health care catastrophe. Even though Scott has been building his image with his fight against the government rule over health care reform, how is he going to be able to enforce Obama’s health care reform in Florida with that kind of reputation and background? Rick Scott owned several hospitals back in the day, then bought out HCA only having to resign from his position due to a government investigation which led to the charge that HCA had been falsifying their cost report along with other serious charges. The company ended up settling by baying 1.7 billion dollars, while Scott got off with no charges and a severance package of 10 million dollars, and stock with the value of 300 million. Would you trust Rick Scott as governor of Florida’s and be able to tackle the health care issues, with a track record like that?
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