September 25, 2025
On September 19, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order that increases the H-1B visa fee to $100,000. Previously, employers paid between $2,000 and $5,000 for each visa, and the fee was dependent on several factors such as company size.
"This action by the administration is very alarming given the many physicians and other healthcare workers who have H-1B visas allowing them to fill essential healthcare roles, particularly in rural and underserved areas," said MMA President Edwin Bogonko, MD, MBA. “This fee increase could really hurt patients’ access to healthcare.”
The AMA issued a statement that it intends to work with the administration to seek a waiver for physicians and other healthcare workers.
H-1B visas allow employers to hire non-immigrant foreign workers in specialty occupations who meet specific criteria, to work in the U.S.
October 8, 2026
On September 29, a Hennepin County jury issued an $84 million malpractice verdict against Fairview Health Services, in a case involving a patient who died of complications following an exercise-induced heart attack.
October 8, 2026
A group of fifth-grade students from Lincoln Elementary School in St. Cloud got a firsthand look at the world of medicine on October 5, during a special Mini Medical School Day hosted by the University of Minnesota Medical School CentraCare Regional Campus St. Cloud.
October 8, 2026
On October 7, the MMA released an updated version of its “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) Resource Guide for Physicians.”