United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-11-30 monographic deposited born digital 52 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-52 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-52 P0b002ee180371352 f:d0752 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-52 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-52 GAO-07-52 Data collection Data integrity Employment of foreign nationals Foreign medical graduates Health care personnel Health care planning Health care programs J-1 Visa waiver J-1 Visas Labor shortages Physicians Program evaluation HHS Health Professional Shortage Area System Other Written Product A63765 Many U.S. communities face difficulties attracting physicians. To address this problem, states and federal agencies have turned to foreign physicians who have just completed graduate medical education in the United States under J-1 visas. Ordinarily, these physicians must return home after completing their programs, but this requirement can be waived at the request of a state or federal agency if the physician agrees to practice in an underserved area. In 1996, GAO reported that J-1 visa waivers had become a major source of physicians for underserved areas but were not well coordinated with Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs for addressing physician shortages. GAO was asked to examine (1) the number of waivers requested by states and federal agencies; (2) waiver physicians' practice specialties, settings, and locations; and (3) the extent to which waiver physicians are accounted for in HHS's efforts to address physician shortages. GAO surveyed states and federal agencies about waivers they requested in fiscal years 2003-2005 and reviewed HHS data. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-52/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-52.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-52/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-52.pdf GAO-07-52 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-52 Other Written Product GAO-07-52; Foreign Physicians: Data on Use of J-1 Visa Waivers Needed to Better Address Physician Shortages; Data collection Data integrity Employment of foreign nationals Foreign medical graduates Health care personnel Health care planning Health care programs J-1 Visa waiver J-1 Visas Labor shortages Physicians Program evaluation HHS Health Professional Shortage Area System Volume 75 Page 527 75 Stat. 527 Volume 108 Page 4305 108 Stat. 4305 Volume 118 Page 2630 118 Stat. 2630