Rick Scott Camp Labels Latest Health Care Ad 'Outrageously False'

A new hard-hitting ad attacking Rick Scott's tenure at Columbia/HCA drew heavy umbrage from the gubernatorial candidate's camp today.

"It's outrageously false," said Scott's spokeswoman Jennifer Baker, who pointed out rival Bill McCollum's attempt to publicly distance himself from the TV spot.

"(McCollum's) TV producer produced the ads. His media buyer is placing the ads. He is personally making calls to fund the group that's running the ads," Baker said.

The 30-second ad -- which alleges that Scott's HCA hospitals refused to care for indigent and dying patients -- was put on by a group called the Florida First Initiative.