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The shocking truth about immigrants in health care

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  • The US healthcare system anticipates significant physician and nurse shortages in the coming decade, with varying impacts across specialties.
  • Immigrants are playing an increasingly vital role in filling healthcare workforce gaps, as highlighted by a Remitly study.
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With massive shortages looming for both the number of physicians and nurses in the U.S. in the coming decades, immigrants are set to play a key role.

The US health care system is facing a looming shortage of both physicians and nurses in the next decade. Some professions are facing bigger shortages than others, but immigrants are playing a key role.

A study by Remitly found that immigrants may be playing a much larger role now than some realize. Here are the key findings:

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