American Academy of Physician Associates
Coverage of American Academy of Physician Associates in the Nexus archive.
- US students face new loan rules
New federal student loan rules take effect, reducing repayment options and capping graduate and professional student borrowing at $100,000 and $200,000, respectively. A federal judge temporarily blocked part of the rule affecting healthcare professionals like nurse practitioners, citing potential workforce impacts. The changes, derived from a Republican tax law, require schools to demonstrate graduate earnings to maintain federal loan access.
- Trump's student-loan limits for nurses are about to take effect. GOP lawmakers advanced a plan to reverse them.
President Trump's student-loan borrowing caps for advanced nursing programs take effect July 1, excluding them from a higher $200,000 cap. House Republicans advanced an amendment to include advanced nursing programs in the higher cap, while 25 Democratic-led states and other groups have sued the Department of Education, arguing the policy exacerbates healthcare worker shortages.
- Education Department sued over student loan limitations
Two advocacy groups, the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) and the PA Education Association, filed a lawsuit against the Education Department over its cap on student loan amounts for physician associates and assistants. The legal action challenges recent loan limitations imposed by the department.