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Late last Friday, the Trump administration moved to overhaul the H-1B visa application process, which allows U.S. employers to employ foreign workers in health care fields. With $100,000 applications as fees, some noted that the move could contribute to continued health care labor shortages.

For Flashback Friday, let's take a closer look at what Health Affairs has published on the topic of the health care workforce.

Higher Rates Of Emergency Surgery, Serious Complications, And Readmissions In Primary Care Shortage Areas, 2015–19

Sara L. Schaefer et al. (March 2024)

In Rural Towns, Immigrant Doctors Fill A Critical Need

Yasmin Sokkar Harker (January 2018)

Recent Events Have Made Primary Care More Fragile—Further Challenges Lie Ahead

Carole Johnson (March 2025)

To Address The Physician And Surgeon Shortage, Congress Must (Actually) Pay Teachers To Teach

Alexander J. Gajewski and James L. Gajewski (March 2023)

Health Affairs This Week: HR Policies Health Care Needs to Know Right Now w/ Ryan Golden

July 2025

Today's Featured Articles

Make America Healthy Again...Again

Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Ellen Bayer back to the pod to discuss the release of a HHS' new strategy document focusing on childhood chronic disease as part of the Make America Healthy Again initiative, specifically the goals surrounding food, diet, and nutrition.

Can Public Option Plans Improve Health Care Affordability? Insights From Colorado: Part 2

Roslyn Murray and Christopher M. Whaley

Incomplete Data Collection Threatens Equity In Kidney Care

Dinushika Mohottige et al.