Provisions in the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act capping student loans will make it more difficult for medical students — especially those from underserved populations — to become physicians, which may affect an already-severe workforce shortage.
When the Big, Beautiful Bill passed, a little-discussed part of the sweeping legislation was its impacts on student loans, which will have an immediate impact on medical students, according to Sarah C. Nosal, MD, FAAFP, president-elect of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
The legislation eliminated Grad PLUS funding and added new loan