Richard Lynn Scott (né Myers; born December 1, 1952) is an American  businessman and ... In 1987, after serving in the United States Navy and  becoming a law firm partner, he ... Scott was re-elected in 2014, defeating former  governor Charlie Crist. ..... Scott has taken a number of positions on Medicaid  expansion. For much ...
Says Charlie Crist could have expanded Medicaid after the health care law  passed but didn't. — PolitiFact Florida on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014. False .
Oct 3, 2014 ... Charlie Crist agree on one thing in their hotly contested ... race -- Florida should  expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, better ... But Crist, the  Republican-turned-Democrat, said the difference is that ... as a fierce critic of the  federal health-care law, has been lukewarm since ... Neither plan passed.
Apr 6, 2015 ... Rick Scott now says he opposes a Medicaid expansion he never really pushed  for in the first place. ... personal fortune to oppose Obamacare when it was being  drafted in ... But the Florida state legislature didn't go along, passing up tens of ...  Charlie Crist made Scott's inaction on the Medicaid expansion a ...
Oct 11, 2014 ... MIRAMAR — Charlie Crist is the "zero-wage governor. ... And that's what he does ," Scott said, pointing out that Crist, when he was ... if the Legislature failed to act  — something that would likely get him sued. ... "Obamacare passed. ... And he  didn't ask the Legislature to instantly expand Medicaid eligibility.
Says Charlie Crist could have expanded Medicaid after the health care law passed but didn't.