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Experts warn that the Trump administration’s new $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications could worsen healthcare’s workforce crisis, especially in rural areas, by making it prohibitively expensive for hospitals to hire international clinicians.

There are almost 1.1 million licensed physicians in the United States. That may sound like a lot, but the country has struggled for decades to train enough physicians to meet its needs—and, in particular,

A significant shortage of OBGYNs around the U.S. has led clinics like Phoenix-based MomDoc to hire foreign physicians, but new guidance by the Trump Administration could make it more difficult to keep those doctors.

American Medical Association president: A crippling new fee will hit U.S. hospitals that depend on foreign doctors.

New visa rules and fees have disrupted international recruiting at healthcare systems across the nation this fall, leaving many worried about long-term effects on existing staff shortages. Foreign clinicians typically enter the U.

Thirty percent of U.S. medical residents are international medical graduates, and 10,000 of 43,000 residency spots are filled by H-1B visa holders. Approximately 30% of U.S. medical residents are international medical graduates, but that includes foreign international graduates and U.S. citizens who graduated from international schools.

Days after President Trump announced the fee, UW, which operates UW and Harborview medical centers, began updating guidance.