The Donald Trump administration's plans to significantly increase fees for H-1B visas are raising concerns among US healthcare groups over staffing shortages, with more than half of healthcare workers considering changing jobs within the next year, news agency Reuters reported.

The US Department of Homeland Security is examining policy modifications that could raise H-1B visa application costs from a maximum of $ 4,500 to as high as $100,000. The H-1B programme enables US companies to employ foreign professionals in specialised areas such as technology, engineering, medicine, and academia. Also Read | ‘Trump not entirely wrong’: Techie on how Indians exploit H1-B visa holders

These visas are commonly issued by the US healthcare industry to attract international medical graduates

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