Trump's student-loan repayment overhaul limits borrowing for nurses. There's a new bipartisan push to change that.

"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."

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 available to other professional-degree fields. Lawmakers and advocates said the lower borrowing limits could make advanced nursing education harder to afford. They linked that affordability pressure to the ongoing healthcare shortage, arguing that fewer people may pursue advanced nursing roles if financing is less supportive. The proposal aims to align nursing with professional-degree status while addressing how loan limits affect enrollment and workforce supply.

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