$55M in student loan debt relief on its way for Pa. nurses – By Jan Murphy (pennlive) / July 27, 2022
Nurses across Pennsylvania will begin receiving notifications next week about whether they are eligible for a share of the $55 million the state is making available to lower or erase their student loan debt.
The money for Pa. Student Loan Relief for Nurses Program comes out of state’s share of federal American Rescue Plan funds. This one-time offer will relieve selected state-licensed nurses who cared for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic at a Pennsylvania health care facility of up to $7,500 of student loan debt.
“Pennsylvania’s healthcare workforce has been overworked and understaffed for years, creating recruiting and retention problems for medical facilities and quality of care problems for patients,” said Sen. Maria Collett, D-Montgomery County, in an email. Collett, a nurse, brought the nursing loan forgiveness idea to Gov. Tom Wolf last year.
“The program was designed to give a much-needed boost to nurses who have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic and help Pennsylvania retain and rebuild its nursing workforce,” she said.
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