Jackson Nurse Professionals settled a class action in 2022 for close to $2 million, covering about 300 workers who said the company shorted them on overtime, bonuses and the wages they were owed when they left.
At an August 13 rally in Columbus, a supporter asked Jackson to call Trump for federal troops because he feared Democrats would 'cheat.' Jackson didn't correct him. He said the governor would get the National Guard instead.
The healthcare billionaire running for governor told a Buckhead audience that not having insurance 'does not mean you don't have healthcare,' and said his plan is to help people get off Medicaid. His campaign website's entire healthcare policy is two words: 'transform healthcare.'
Someone has to pay to power the AI build-out. In Texas, Florida, Ohio, Georgia and New Mexico, these five Republicans have spent the last few years making sure it's you.
A company Rick Jackson owns paid $3 million to settle claims it trapped more than 5,000 foreign health care workers in contracts they couldn't leave — while his campaign ads promised a crackdown on undocumented immigrants.
Jackson's company renewed a Georgia Department of Behavioral Health contract on July 22 — running past the next governor's inauguration. On August 12 he told voters he didn't want 'even the appearance' of an ethics problem.
His staffing company was the hospital's second-largest creditor, owed nearly $10 million. His loan carries 14% interest — 19% if a payment is missed. Taxpayers put in another $80 million. And in Georgia, he opposes the Medicaid expansion that keeps hospitals like it alive.
At the Georgia Chamber's luncheon, Jackson pitched property-tax-free data centers — while invested in one in Texas — and rejected Medicaid expansion in a state where 624,000 people are projected to lose coverage.
Rick Jackson has already put over $100 million of his own money into the Georgia governor's race. Now he's adding an $87 million ad buy — while running on the claim that his wealth makes him incorruptible.
Trump endorsed Rick Jackson after backing his primary opponent — and told a reporter Jackson had given him 'a couple of' million dollars. Jackson then stood on stage and promised to be 'this man's favorite governor.'
