ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan discussed selling a concept for a healthcare computer application to a state vendor, an investigation by a TV station finds.
The Republican Duncan discussed but did not complete the sale with Sharecare, a company that’s paid $14 million a year to provide a digital healthcare program for Georgia state employees, Atlanta station WAGA-TV found.
Duncan denies wrongdoing, characterizing the dealings as a discussion between himself and his friend, Sharecare CEO and Atlanta entrepreneur Jeff Arnold. Sharecare’s founders are Arnold and heart surgeon and TV personality Dr. Mehmet Oz.
Sharecare President Dawn Whaley said there were never any serious talks.
“We have no deal with Lt. Governor Duncan,” Whaley said.