What new loan limits could mean for the future of the medical field
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🗓️ 24 June 2026
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
New limits on federal student loans for graduate programs, going into effect on July 1, will cap the amount students can borrow at $100,000. For professional programs, like medical school and law school, the cap is doubled. But that category doesn’t include physician assistant and nursing programs, and advocates say that could deter enrollment. Plus, a look into why mission-driven fashion brands are toning down their sustainability efforts.
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| 1:03.1 | How new student loan limits could impact the pipeline of health care workers. |
| 1:07.8 | From Marketplace in Washington, I'm Kimberly Adams. |
| 1:15.0 | Starting next week on July 1st, new graduate students will face a limit on how much money they can borrow from the federal government. |
| 1:22.9 | Students in most programs will be able to take out no more than $100,000 worth of federal loans, regardless of the cost of the degree. |
| 1:28.5 | That cap is twice that for professional programs, including law school and medical school, but not including graduate nursing or physician assistant programs. As Marketplaces Samantha |
| 1:33.9 | Fields reports, advocacy groups are suing the Department of Education to try to change that. |
| 1:39.1 | The median tuition for a physician assistant or associate program is about $100,000. Add in living expenses, |
| 1:46.6 | and Chantel Taylor at the American Academy of Physician Associates says it's common for a degree |
| 1:51.5 | to cost $200,000. If PAs are not entitled to the higher student loan caps, many will simply not |
| 2:00.3 | enter the PA profession. Several lawsuits are aiming to get |
| 2:04.4 | PA and graduate nursing programs included on the list of professional degrees, eligible for higher |
| 2:10.4 | loan caps. If that doesn't happen, Betsy Mayotte at the nonprofit, the Institute of Student Loan Advisors, |
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