Why Trump's surgeon general is fighting big medical bills

WASHINGTON — Former U.S. surgeon general Jerome Adams was stuck with an eye-watering medical bill of nearly $5,000 after being treated for a simple case of dehydration following an overnight stay at an Arizona hospital last January.

Now he's calling for reforms to the country's market-based health care system, including greater transparency around costs and an independent arbitration process — while using his bully pulpit to speak out for the 100 million Americans saddled with medical debt.