SEATTLE — Top health care company leaders in Washington are sounding off about President Trump's costly new penalty for sponsoring foreign workers, with one CEO telling KING 5 it could impact patient care.

Dr. Tim Dellit, the CEO of UW Medical Center, told KING 5 Tuesday that visa uncertainty creates "significant disruption" for prospective talent and "a loss for the research and education communities, as well as for the vital clinical care [they] provide on behalf of [their] patients and the broader community."

The Trump administration recently announced it is charging U.S. companies a $100,000 annual fee to sponsor a new worker on an H-1B visa, making hiring more difficult in industries like healthcare, despite an existing doctor shortage.

An H-1B visa is a temporary, non-immigrant vi

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