U.S. Healthcare Faces Dual Crisis as Immigration Policies Clash with Aging Population Needs
American physicians report increasing difficulties finding specialists and managing overwhelming caseloads as immigration policies reduce foreign-born healthcare workers. With the senior population projected to grow 42% by 2050, the healthcare system faces unprecedented staffing challenges that current domestic recruitment may not solve.
Healthcare System Under Strain
American healthcare providers are facing unprecedented challenges as demographic shifts and immigration policies create what sources indicate is a perfect storm for medical practices nationwide. According to reports, physicians like Dr. Brian Moreas in Boca Raton, Florida, find their schedules increasingly consumed by specialist referrals that are becoming harder to fulfill, particularly in geriatric care and other less-lucrative specialties.