In the wake of the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) final rule capping federal unsubsidized loans for post-baccalaureate nurses at $20,500 per year and $100,000 in aggregate, AANA is working with our congressional partners to garner support for legislative solutions. Reps. Jen Kiggans (R-VA), David Joyce (R-OH), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Brian […]
Monthly Archives: May 2026
Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced a new bill in response to a decision by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) that fails to classify post-baccalaureate nursing degrees as “professional degrees,” imposing stricter limits on federal student loans for nurses. The bipartisan Nursing is a Professional Degree Act provides a simple […]