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Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Health worker shortage will worsen with federal loan limit, 25 states say in suit (Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, WaPo May 19, 2026)
From The Washington Post:
Health worker shortage will worsen with federal loan limit, 25 states say in suit
New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading a coalition of Democratic-led states in a lawsuit to block the Trump administration's new loan limits for graduate students. (Ted Shaffrey/AP)
A coalition of 25 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia sued the Education Department on Tuesday over new graduate student loan limits, arguing the restrictions will worsen the health care workforce shortage.
“Higher education is expensive, and our health care system is already under immense strain. This rule will shut talented people out of critical professions and leave communities with fewer healthcare providers they desperately need,” New York Attorney General Letitia James, who is leading the coalition, said in a statement.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Maryland, comes nearly three weeks after the Education Department finalized rules that lower the amount of money graduate students can borrow from the federal government. The rules, which take effect July 1, are a feature of the One Big Beautiful Bill that President Donald Trump signed into law last summer. They implementborrowing caps based on whether students are pursuing a degree in what is designated as a professional or graduate program.
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