As the former chief executive of the nation’s largest hospital chain, Rick Scott once refused to answer questions during a deposition by invoking his Fifth Amendment protection from self-incrimination 75 times. As governor, he similarly avoids straight answers to questions about his abuse of power by repeating the same automated responses. The three Cabinet members […]
Commission on Ethics the latest to be asked to look at Bailey ouster – Tampa Bay Times
A day after State Attorney Willie Meggs took a pass on investigating the ouster of Gerald Bailey from commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, a Villages resident asked if the Florida Commission on Ethics cared to take a look at what happened. “This is a complaint as to whether it is ethical for Gov. Rick Scott of Florida and the […]
Feds move into digital medicine, face backlash – Tallahassee Democrat
Doctors are being warned by the federal government that they’ll soon be penalized for not using electronic medical records, prompting a backlash from those who say the technology is fraught with problems. The government has been handing out $30 billion in incentives to help doctors install and use these digitized patient medical histories to improve […]