Trump’s H-1B changes may worsen Indiana’s doctor shortage
Foreign trained doctors make up an important part of our health care workforce in places where doctors are needed the most. Making H1-B visas more expensive will inevitably worsen Indiana’s health.
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On Sept. 21, a new federal proclamation by President Donald Trump took effect imposing a $100,000 fee on employers seeking to hire new employees, including physicians and other health care professionals, through the H-1B visa program.
23% of licensed physicians in the United States are foreign trained, and many practice in rural areas and places where doctors are needed the most.
They come to this country to further their training and practice through the H-1B visa program.
These are good doctors and some of the smartest that I know. I know this because I have worked with them and because my wife’s life was saved by one of them.
Bruce Burton lives in Corydon.
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