States Sue Trump Administration Over Nursing Student Loan Limits
Several states have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration regarding new limits on student loans for nursing and healthcare degrees, arguing the policy will exacerbate the national healthcare worker shortage. A bipartisan effort is also underway to reverse these changes.
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States sue over new student loan limits on certain nursing and healthcare degrees
New York, Arizona, North Carolina, Kentucky and Nevada are among the states challenging a rule that limits federal student loans for graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and more.
By Cory Turner
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A new bipartisan bill would increase student-loan borrowing limits for advanced nursing degrees. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill to designate advanced nursing as a professional degree. The Education Department's new student-loan borrowing caps exclude nursing from the higher limits. Lawmakers and advocates said the limits could exacerbate the ongoing healthcare shortage. Democratic and Republican lawmakers agree: nurses deserve to take out more s...
Read full article →States sue Trump team over cap for nursing student loans and claim it will worsen nation’s healthcare worker shortage
The states argued that the Education Department’s new rule ‘will discourage potential healthcare workers from entering the field’
By Brendan Rascius
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