$650,000 in debt wiped off by doctor from 200 cancer patients’ bills

Dr. Omar Atiq, an oncologist who founded a cancer treatment center in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, wiped away $650,000 in debt for nearly 200 of his patients with cancer. The clinic worked with a billing company to cancel the debt, and had closed in late February due to staffing shortages. The clinic did the same in order to provide people relief during the pandemic, which has severely affected incomes.