Search Results: keywords:"foreign physicians"

  • H. R. 1585 — To provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
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    H.R. 1585, titled the "Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act," aims to encourage physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved areas in the U.S. by offering incentives. The bill extends the Conrad State 30 program, which allows foreign physicians to work in...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 1585 is a plan to help doctors work in places that really need them by offering special rewards and making it easier for foreign doctors to stay and work in those areas, so more people can see a doctor when they are sick.

  • H. R. 1201 — To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the number of physicians who may be provided Conrad 30 waivers.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:229

    H. R. 1201, also known as the “Doctors in our Borders Act,” seeks to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the number of Conrad 30 waivers for physicians. The Conrad 30 waiver program currently limits states to 30 waivers, which allows foreign physicians to...

    Simple Explanation

    The Doctors in our Borders Act wants to let more doctors from other countries come and work in areas in the U.S. that don't have enough doctors by giving them special permission, and they want to allow up to 100 doctors instead of just 30.