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.
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