Healthcare groups sue Trump administration over student loan caps
Summary
Two healthcare groups sued the Trump administration over new student loan limits that affect some healthcare graduate programs. They argue the Department of Education broke the law by limiting borrowing for programs like physician associates, nurse practitioners, and others, which could hurt healthcare students' ability to pay for school.Key Facts
- The American Academy of Physician Associates and the Physician Associates Education Association filed the lawsuit.
- The lawsuit challenges a Department of Education rule that caps student loans at $200,000 for some professional degrees and $100,000 for others.
- Physician associate students are limited to borrowing no more than $20,500 per year under the new rule.
- The groups say the rule wrongly excludes physician associate degrees from the "professional degree" category.
- Tuition for physician associate programs averages about $97,000 before extra fees and costs.
- The groups warn the loan limits could force students to rely on private loans, which often have worse terms.
- The lawsuit requests a court order to stop the rule from starting on July 1 for physician associate students.
- Similar lawsuits have been filed by 24 states and Washington, D.C., focusing on nursing program impacts.
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