A nurse practitioner in news, facing a shifting financial-aid and healthcare fraud landscape.
Federal student‑loan regulations have changed this week under the One Big Beautiful Bill and court rulings. The Education Department has rolled out new repayment plans, temporary interest‑rate cuts for autopay enrollees, and lifetime borrowing caps for graduate and professional students, while a federal judge has paused the department's narrowed definition of "professional degree," temporarily preserving wider borrowing access for many advanced‑health and other programs. Notices are going out to millions of borrowers who must pick new plans.
A federal crackdown targets healthcare fraud across the United States. More than 450 defendants, including doctors, nurses and clinic owners, are charged in schemes that falsified records, billed for unrendered or unnecessary care, and laundered funds. Several defendants have faced seizures and high-value assets, with charges spanning Medicare and TRICARE programs.
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell has paused the Education Department’s higher-education borrowing caps, delaying changes set to take effect July 1 and keeping some limits from the Trump-era plan under review. The outcome hinges on ongoing litigation from nursing, education and related groups.