Op-ed: Health care jobs are going unfilled. Here s why this Indiana doctor can t help. Vasu Voleti, Indianapolis Star
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When the pandemic hit last spring, thousands of medical professionals left the safety of their homes and traveled to cities with spiking COVID-19 caseloads.
The country faced severe shortages of physicians, paramedics, nurses and specialists before the pandemic, but now the need was critical. As a veteran doctor with decades of experience, I wanted to help.
But I couldn’t. Like nearly 18 percent of the American health care workforce, I hold an H1-B visa that has restrictive strings. I’m unable to provide treatment at other hospitals in my Indiana city, let alone in other states.