Doctors Warn $100,000 H1-B Visa Fee Will Hurt American Patients

The Trump administration’s $100,000 fee for high-skilled visa applicants threatens to worsen a shortage of US doctors and make it harder for rural hospitals to operate, medical groups warned.

The fee for H-1B visas “risks shutting off the pipeline of highly trained physicians that patients depend on, especially in rural and underserved communities,” said American Medical Association President Bobby Mukkamala, a Michigan head and neck surgeon.

President Donald Trump added the fee for applications for the program in a proclamation Friday that roiled the technology industry and upended plans of highly educated foreign students. The White House clarified on Saturday ...