Trump immigration policies could turn away much-needed foreign doctors, critics say

A health story from Florida, reported by Florida Phoenix.

Health · Florida · October 13, 2026

From Florida Phoenix

As the nation’s physician shortage worsens, some fear the Trump administration’s immigration policies will dissuade or prevent doctors who earned their medical degrees in foreign countries from practicing in the United States. Among all U.S. doctors, an estimated one quarter were educated abroad.

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