Trump’s administration is considering the exemption of doctors from a new fee for request for an application for a visa of $ 100,000 after recovery from some of the largest medical authorities, the White House announced on Monday.
The new fee, applied to healthcare professionals, was considered to be the main threat to the availability of treatment, especially in rural parts of America, where there is already a lack of providers.
“The announcement allows potential exceptions that may include doctors and medical residents,” said White House spokesman Taylor Rogers in Bloomberg.
H-1B key visa to American health care
The H-1B Visa program is a vital tool in hospital and health systems, especially for recruitment of doctors in distant parts of the country, where in some cases there is a serious lack of health workers in some cases.
President of the US Medical Association Bobby Mukamal, Michigan and Krk surgeon, stressed that international medical graduates are “a critical part of the physician’s labor” before the Trump administration said that it has a potential exception to doctors and those who are to be trained.
Many healthcare workers often use the H-1B program to sponsor medical people and other doctors, says the report.
A financial impact on healthcare provider
For each H-1B visa application, it could significantly increase labor costs for large medical systems $ 100,000.
Federal data from US citizenship and immigration services show that important medical systems such as Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic and the STR Jude Children’s Research Hospital are among the highest H-1B sponsors. According to data, Mayo himself has more than 300 approved visas, which would mean millions of other costs.
The market responds to potential exemption from visa fee
After reports on a possible exception, the shares of the main operators of the hospital recorded an increase. HCA Healthcare rose up to 1.4% from 11:00 in New York, while Tenet Health Corp increased by 3% at the same time, reflecting the sector relief.
The initial policy proposal was the cause of concern, because more than 76 million Americans live in areas where the government has determined the lack of primary care doctors, according to federal data compiled by a group for KFF health.
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