The White House announced on Monday that doctors and residents may be exempt from the new $ 100,000 rate applied to H-1B visits to highly qualified workers. The information is from Bloomberg.
The measure occurs after criticism of medical entities that warned of the risk of aggravating the lack of health professionals in rural regions of the United States.
The H-1B Visa Program is critical for hospitals to recruit doctors in remote areas, where the lack of professionals is critical.
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The American Medical Association (AMA) pointed out that doctors trained abroad are an essential part of the country’s medical labor force.
Large US health systems, such as Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic, are among the main H-1B visa sponsors for health professionals, according to US citizenship and immigration service.
The imposition of the $ 100,000 fee could significantly increase the labor costs of these institutions, impacting the hiring and offering of medical services.
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The news of the possible exemption was well received by the market, with actions of large hospital operators registering high.
The $ 100,000 rate is part of a series of Trump government actions to reformulate the H-1B visa program, which has been criticized for allegedly harming American workers.
