Virus-Linked Doctor Shortage Has Physicians Demanding Visa Fixes

Amid a shortage of thousands of primary care doctors, an outdated system has stymied pathways for immigrant physicians to secure long-term employment in the U.S., House lawmakers will hear from health-care experts Tuesday.

“For many international physicians, the pathway to permanent residency will take decades, spanning one’s career, limiting our career mobility, and jeopardizing the immigrant status of our children,” Raghuveer Kura, a nephrologist and a founder of Physicians for American Healthcare Access, will tell the House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship in written testimony released ahead of the hearing.

Kura and other witnesses will urge lawmakers at the ...