Student Loan Forgiveness Plans Exclude Physicians

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Student Loan Forgiveness Plans Exclude Physicians

Ned Palmer, MD, MPH

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May 17, 2022

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In the run up to the midterm elections in November, President Biden has warmed to student loan forgiveness. However, before even being proposed, severe restrictions have been attached to the forgiveness that would severely limit any effective forgiveness for physicians.

What Was the Plan?

During the 2020 election, student loan forgiveness was a hot topic as the COVID epidemic raged. The CARES Act has placed all federal student loans in forbearance, with no payments made and the interest rate set to 0% to prevent further accrual

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