Travel ban could worsen doctor shortages in US and threaten primary care

Most of the primary healthcare physicians are foreigners and are in middle of the immigration crisis

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Feb. 9 upheld the restraining order on President Trump’s immigration ban. A key argument used by the States of Washington and Minnesota was the negative impact of the ban on higher education, but an important corollary is the impact on medical care in the U.S. While the world waits for a final decision on the matter, potentially from the Supreme Court, it’s worth looking carefully at the potential ramifications of the ban.

Regardless of the ultimate ruling, the travel ban has already had