Department of Education Proposes Comprehensive Overhaul of Federal Student Loan Limits and Repayment Under H.R.1, Including New Treatment of Professional Degrees; Comments Due March 2

Department of Education Proposes Comprehensive Overhaul of Federal Student Loan Limits and Repayment Under H.R.1, Including New Treatment of Professional Degrees; Comments Due March 2

The Department of Education released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement sweeping statutory changes to the federal student loan system enacted in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), also known as H.R. 1 (press release). The proposal restructures how much students and parents can borrow, phases out the Graduate PLUS Loan program, caps Parent PLUS borrowing, and… (Colocho, January 29, 2026) #Costs, #Health Equity, #Mid-Level Practitioners, #Public Health, #Workforce