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28 May, 4 tweets, 3 min read
We applaud Sens. @amyklobuchar / @SenatorCollins for re-introducing bipartisan legislation to address physician shortages in the U.S.

The bill would allow international doctors trained in the U.S. to remain here if they practiced in underserved areas.
klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.c…
As @SpeakSamuel wrote in 2018 the U.S. "is facing a growing doctor shortage—which could reach 121,300 by the year 2030." (That was before the pandemic stretched our HC system and professionals to a near-breaking point!).

niskanencenter.org/foreign-doctor…
The following orgs have endorsed the bipartisan Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act: @FAHhospitals, @AmerMedicalAssn, Niskanen Center, @ahahospitals, @ruralhealth, @AAMCtoday, and @SocietyHospMed.
Niskanen's @kdpindc says: "The Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act is a bipartisan effort to begin tackling our national physician shortfall, with a targeted focus on our rural and underserved areas."

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