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Our Goal

AAPPR will advocate for policies that support the recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals, ensuring that communities across the nation have access to quality care. We believe that a robust healthcare workforce is essential for the well-being of our society, and we are dedicated to making this a reality through our advocacy efforts.

Our Advocacy Efforts

At AAPPR, we are committed to influencing healthcare policy at the state and federal levels. Our advocacy efforts are working tirelessly to:

Promote Legislation

AAPPR will focus on promoting legislation that addresses workforce shortages and improves healthcare delivery.

Collaborate with Policymakers

AAPPR will collaborate with policymakers to develop innovative solutions for recruitment challenges.

Provide Resources and Support

AAPPR will provide resources and support to our members to help them navigate policy and regulation changes.

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Our Priorities for 2026

Here are our top priority issues for 2026:

Top Priority Issues

– Increasing Investments in Graduate Medical Education (GME)
– Lowering Barriers to International Medical Graduates (IMGs)
– Addressing Medicare Reimbursement Cuts & Getting Medicare Reimbursement on a Sustainable Funding Path

Secondary Priority Issues

In addition to our top priorities, we are also focused on the following secondary issues:

– Supporting investments to strengthen the primary care workforce
– Supporting efforts to strengthen the provider pipeline
– Investments in federal training programs (i.e., Title VII and Title VIII funding programs)

 

Critical Solution to Addressing Healthcare Workforce Shortages

The document explains how the program works, outlines challenges with current immigration pathways, and provides actionable guidance for healthcare employers to successfully recruit IMGs through Conrad 30. It also emphasizes the need for Congressional reauthorization to eliminate administrative burdens, reduce green card backlog barriers, and ultimately expand access to care.

Why Download This Document

If you’re a healthcare leader, recruiter, policy advocate, or organization working in underserved communities, this is a must-read. It breaks down complex visa processes into clear steps, offers real-world strategies for recruitment, and makes a compelling case for legislative action. Download the document to understand how your organization—and your state—can be part of the solution to America’s physician shortage.

Download the AAPPR Conrad 30 Program Brief

 

 

Stay Informed

Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in healthcare policy and our advocacy efforts by exploring our blog posts below.

News

H-1B Process Update (January 6, 2026)

ust before the holidays, a federal court rejected a request to strike down the Administration’s $100,000 entry fee for H-1B visa holders, upholding the Administration’s authority to condition H-1B visa approval on this payment ...

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H-1B Process Update (December 22, 2025)

What is the latest? On December 19, 2025, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell heard from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Association of American Universities in their case challenging the Administration’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas ...

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H-1B Process Update (October 28, 2025)

What happened? Effective September 2025, a new policy imposes a $100,000 fee on certain new H-1B petitions. The H-1B visa allows companies to temporarily hire nonimmigrant foreign workers for certain roles, such as computer-related software development, architecture, engineering ...

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AAPPR Legislative Update – December 2025

Congress is close to wrapping up the legislative session for the year. Despite intense focus on health care costs and Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, the drive for consensus has been bumpy and unproductive. After two failed votes in the Senate that would have extended the tax credits, the House GOP is trying to ...

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AAPPR Legislative Update – November 2025

The federal government is open again after a 43‑day shutdown. It is the longest shutdown in U.S. history, and the deal to reopen the government failed to resolve the key issue raised by Democrats: the expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits. The deal extended funding through January 30, 2026, giving Congress just over two ...

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AAPPR Legislative Update – October 2025

Government Shutdown The government shutdown is taking up all the oxygen in Washington D.C. as it stretches now into the third week of October. Democrats are making this shutdown about the expiring Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, which have helped millions of Americans maintain health coverage the last five years. The reality of this ...

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AAPPR Legislative Update – September 2025

Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act Introduced Last week, Senators Dick Durbin (IL) and Kevin Cramer (ND) re-introduced the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act. HWRA would recapture up to 40,000 previously authorized but unused visas, allocating 25,000 for nurses and 15,000 for physicians. These visas would not be subject to per-country caps and would be issued based on ...

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Press Release

AAPPR Partners with Government Relations Consultant to Strengthen Advocacy Effort

The Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment (AAPPR), the leading authority on physician recruitment, onboarding and retention, engaged Eli Greenspan, a government relations professional with the law firm Foley Hoag LLP, to support the association’s advocacy and public affairs efforts.

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News

AAPPR Endorses Conrad State 30 Reauthorization Act: A Vital Step to Address Physician Shortages in Underserved Areas

AAPPR supports the reintroduction of the bipartisan Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act. This critical legislation helps alleviate physician shortages by allowing international medical graduates to remain in the U.S. and practice in underserved communities after completing their residency. This program is essential to upholding and expanding access to care, particularly in rural and underserved areas that struggle to attract and retain doctors. Strengthening the physician pipeline is more important than ever, and passing this bill would be a meaningful step toward ensuring patients get the care they need.

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Explore AAPPR's Strategic Imperatives

By embracing these imperatives, AAPPR impacts healthcare access through education, research, and industry elevation, with a vision of ensuring everyone has access to care. Our values of Respect, Equity, Collaboration, Responsibility, Understanding, Inclusion, and Trust (RECRUIT) underpin our commitment to these strategic goals.

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