Despite the loss, Atiq told his patients, “The clinic has decided to forego all balances owed to the clinic by its patients. Happy Holidays.”
The remaining bills amounted to around $650,000. Atiq worked with a billing company to forego the debt and ensure that none of his patients would have to face any consequences in the future. When speaking about his decision, Atiq stressed that “being sick is hard, having cancer is harder, and having cancer in this pandemic is devastating.”
“I am just a regular physician– a regular person that they have in the neighborhood– just so happens to be me standing here,” he told the news outlet. “The ones struggling couldn’t pay, so we thought we could just write off the debt.” “I love them, I care for them,” he added, “and I am glad I was able to do a little bit at this point for them.”
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