President Trump’s immigration ban will decrease veterans’ access to medical care
By limiting the entry of physicians from six predominantly Muslim countries, President Trump's proposed immigration ban would deny veterans living in areas with a dearth of VA physicians the essential…
by Rahul Ganatra and Matthew Chase and Lakshman Swamy and Christopher Worsham
Jun 13, 2017
3 minutes
One of the biggest challenges facing Veterans Affairs in carrying out its mission to provide high-quality medical care to our nation’s veterans is ensuring access to that care. A national physician shortage, particularly in and in primary care specialties, has made it difficult to provide easy access to care for all veterans. President Trump’s banning immigration from six predominantly Muslim countries (Iran, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, Libya, and Sudan), which was struck down by another federal appeals court this week, would worsen
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