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- Bipartisan Bill Reintroduced to Tackle Healthcare Shortages
Reps. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Yvette Clarke (D-NY) recently reintroduced the bipartisan Doctors in Our Borders Act, which will expand the Conrad 30 program, tackling physician shortages in medical facilities across the country.
The Doctors in Our Borders Act would allow states to issue 100 waivers, instead of the current 30, to foreign graduates of US medical schools on J-1 visas. This will allow these doctors to stay and practice in the US instead of returning to their home country, provided they work in designated underserved areas.
"This bill would address the severe physician shortage happening in areas across the country, ensuring patient access to U.S.-trained physicians immediately following their residency, and allowing many more physicians the opportunity to apply to the Conrad 30 waiver program available in all 50 states," said CAP President Donald S. Karcher, MD, FCAP.
The CAP has advocated in support of the Conrad 30 program and will update members on the bill as information becomes available.