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Doctor cancels cancer patients' medical debt

Name: Doctor cancels cancer patients' medical debt
Uploaded: 2021-01-13T10:28:10-0500
Duration: 1 min 59 s
Description: When Dr. Omar Atiq saw how much some of his cancer patients were paying for treatment, he decided he didn't need the money, they did. So, he canceled their medical debt — about $650,000 in total.

When Dr. Omar Atiq saw how much some of his cancer patients were paying for treatment, he decided he didn't need the money, they did. So, he canceled their medical debt — about $650,000 in total.