Former HCA CEO Rick Scott Faces Uphill Battle to Become Florida Governor

Rick Scott, the former CEO of HCA, is a dark horse in the race to capture the Republican nomination for Florida governor in an Aug. 24 primary, according to a report by Forbes.

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Mr. Scott, who is running against popular Florida Attorney General Bill McCullum for the GOP nomination, entered politics last year, spending $5 million of his own money on ads attacking the Democrats’ health reform bill.

Mr. Scott was forced to resign from HCA in 1997 during a Medicare fraud scandal in which the company paid $1.7 billion in fines and settlements.

Read Forbes’ report on Rick Scott.

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