H-1B Visa Program and Implications for Health Care

This Viewpoint discusses a recent presidential proclamation restricting the entry of workers under the H-1B visa program unless their employers pay $100 000 and how this change might affect US health care, particularly in rural areas where many international medical graduates tend to practice.

Authors

Mouhanna Abu Ghanimeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6210-6116)
Omar Abughanimeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4189-5678)

Institutions

Sanford Health (US)
University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)

Publication Details

Journal: JAMA
Published: 2025-10-29
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.19626
Citations: 2
Primary Topic: Global Health Workforce Issues
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 5.03

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article

H-1B Visa Program and Implications for Health Care

Mouhanna Abu Ghanimeh, Omar Abughanimeh

Oct 29, 2025

2 citations

JAMA

Global Health Workforce Issues

5.03

article

H-1B Visa Program and Implications for Health Care

Mouhanna Abu Ghanimeh, Omar Abughanimeh

October 29, 2025article en

2 citations

Abstract

JAMAVol. 334(22)

Sanford Health (US), University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)

Openalex Percentile: Top 4%

Global Health Workforce Issues

5.03

DOI Source OpenAlex

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