Doctors in our Borders Act

Key Points

• This bill aims to help fix doctor shortages by letting more foreign-born physicians stay in the U.S. after they finish their medical training. Currently, many of these doctors are required to leave the country once their residency or fellowship ends.
• Under the current program, each state can sponsor up to 30 foreign doctors per year to stay and work in the U.S. This bill would more than triple that limit, allowing each state to sponsor up to 100 doctors every year.
• To qualify for this program, doctors must agree to work for at least three years in areas that do not have enough healthcare providers, such as rural towns or low-income urban neighborhoods.
• By increasing the number of available spots, the bill seeks to make it easier for people in underserved communities to see a doctor without waiting months for an appointment or traveling long distances for basic care.

Impact Analysis

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