Rick Scott Net Worth

Richard Lynn Scott (Rick Scott) is an American politician and businessman serving as the junior United States senator from Florida since 2019.

A member of the Republican Party, Scott was the 45th governor of Florida from 2011 to 2019.

Scott is a graduate of the University of Missouri–Kansas City and the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University.

In 1987, after serving in the United States Navy and becoming a law firm partner, Scott co-founded Columbia Hospital Corporation.

Columbia Hospital Corporation later merged with another corporation to form Columbia/HCA, which eventually became the nation’s largest private for-profit health care company.

Scott was pressured to resign as chief executive of Columbia/HCA in 1997.

During Scott’s tenure as chief executive, the company defrauded Medicare, Medicaid and other federal programs, which led to his company being fined $1.7 billion by the Department of Justice, in what was at the time the largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history.

Following his departure from Columbia/HCA, Scott became a venture capitalist and pursued other business interests.

In 2009, Scott founded Conservatives for Patients’ Rights.

Rick Scott has an estimated net worth of $300 million.