In this Post and Courier op-ed, Dr. Marcelo Hochman argues that the Biden administration’s plan to erase medical debt from credit reports fails to address the core issue: the inflated cost of care driven by limited outpatient options. Drawing from personal experience—where a carpal tunnel surgery cost $15,000 in a hospital but only $3,000 in a private office—he highlights the urgent need to expand access to affordable, non-hospital care settings.
Read the full commentary: Medical debt isn’t the real problem—access is
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Burned Out, Bought Out, or Opting Out: The Physician Pipeline Crisis
In this compelling LinkedIn article, Dr. Marcelo Hochman warns that America’s physician pipeline is collapsing under the weight of burnout, administrative burdens, and restrictive employment
July 24, 2025
