The rural medical centers face new difficulties with the New $100,000 fee for H-1B visa processing announced by President Donald Trump. Due to significant staffing shortages in the United States, clinics will face financial challenges in hiring professionals.
According to labor experts and immigration lawyers, the new fees will have an impact on the country Hiring new employees in rural medical centers And timely patient careAs I said Washington Post.
An investigation coordinated by Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass General Brigham) and the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center came to this conclusion the percentage of physicians with H-1B visas was almost twice as high in rural districts as in urban districts.
“Our results suggest that communities have greater socioeconomic vulnerability will be the most affected in terms of the availability of health workers and access to medical care due to the recent change in visa application guidelines,” said Dr. Michael Liu, lead author of the study.
The consequences are already being felt in the medical sectors, where there is a significant shortage of staff. Rough Riders Hospitals in North Dakota They rely on foreign-born health professionals and operate on low or negative margins so they cannot afford it Cost of $100,000 per worker.
One of these cases occurs West River Health Servicesa rural medical center in Hettingera city of 1,000 people in the state. The clinic has been trying to hire a lab technician and says it is considering four options. CBS News.
“This is going to be a big problem for rural health care.”said Kathrine Abelita, a Filipino lab technician from West River who was on an H-1 visa.
The American Hospital Association, two national rural health organizations and more than 50 medical societies have urged the Trump administration to do so Exempt healthcare workers from this Payment of the fee.
In one letter Sent to Kristi Noem at the end of SeptemberSecretary of the Department of Homeland Security, justify their request with the reasons significant shortage of healthcare professionals current and forecast for 2037, which is estimated a shortage of 187,000 doctors Full time.
“We once again call for the new application fee to be waived for H1-B visa holders that provide services in hospitals and health systems in the country. “We look forward to working with you to support our healthcare workers and hospitals in their care, patients and communities,” the document said.
Representatives from the NRHA and the American Medical Association, who organized a letter from medical societies, They said they had not received any responses to their queries.
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