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COVID-19 Strains on Mississippi Health Care System Reflect the Consequences of the U.S. Physician Shortage

August 31st, 2021
Posted By
Heather Sivaraman
According to a report in the New York Times, the spike in coronavirus cases across the country has exposed the struggles of the U.S. healthcare system, particularly in Mississippi. Not only is Mississippi short on hospital beds for patients, but the… Read More
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Categories: Covid-19, Immigration News
Tags: COVID-19, hospitals, immigration, Mississippi, Physician Immigration, Shortages, underserved area

State Distribution of H-1B Physicians

April 21st, 2017
Posted By
Heather Sivaraman
A study by Peter Kahn and Tova Gardin, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, sought to investigate the H-1B program, specifically in regards to physicians. According to 2016 data by the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Forei… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News
Tags: attorney, data, distribution, doctors, h1b, hospitals, immigration, medical, physicians, rural, shortage, states, study