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Interesting how most of this thread pretty much exclusively focuses on problems with AMA vs the Visa ban itself.
by JoshTko 6y ago
Interesting how most of this thread pretty much exclusively focuses on problems with AMA vs the Visa ban itself.
- vsskanth 6y agoThere's quite a bit of anti-work-visa sentiment in HN, primarily because they assume it increases supply and reduces pay. So, It's implicitly assumed that the visa ban is not the cause behind the doctor shortage - its expensive medical school, low resident pay and a limit on residency spots (blamed on AMA lobbying). The hypothesis here (I don't necessarily fully agree with this) is if the path to becoming a doctor is expanded with removing limits on residency slots, more pay and less debt, more natives will choose to become doctors.