US EditionAANA Warns Proposed Student Loan Cap Would Put Nurse Anesthesia Education and Patient Care at Risk
The Education Department's $100,000 loan cap for nurse anesthesiology students risks reducing the anesthesia workforce, especially in rural areas where CRNAs provide most care, AANA said.
- On Nov. 26, 2025, the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology warned the U.S. Department of Education's draft would cap loans for future Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists at $100,000.
- Tied to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the ED draft definition of "professional degrees" would exclude nurse anesthesiology and subject student registered nurse anesthetists to a lower loan cap, the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology said this departs from Trump administration support.
- Unlike physicians, CRNA students are often unpaid during clinical training and rely heavily on loans since CRNA programs receive no funding from the nearly $21 billion Graduate Medical Education pool.
- Critical care nurses considering CRNA careers may be pushed away, the AANA said, while ED's draft allows physician anesthesia residents $200,000 in loans, risking reduced access for rural patients.
- The ED's draft states that workforce growth is threatened by risking access to fair lending limits, citing 2,866 new CRNAs in 2024 versus 2,039 resident positions, according to AANA.
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AANA Warns Proposed Student Loan Cap Would Put Nurse Anesthesia Education and Patient Care at Risk
ROSEMONT, Ill., Nov. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's anesthesia workforce will face a devastating blow if the U.S. Department of Education (ED) moves ahead with plans to cap unsubsidized student loans for future Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) at…
AANA Warns Proposed Student Loan Cap Would Put Nurse Anesthesia Education and Patient Care at Risk
ROSEMONT, Ill., Nov. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's anesthesia workforce will face a devastating blow if the U.S. Department of Education (ED) moves ahead with plans to cap unsubsidized student loans for future Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) at…
AANA Warns Proposed Student Loan Cap Would Put Nurse Anesthesia Education and Patient Care at Risk
ROSEMONT, Ill., Nov. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's anesthesia workforce will face a devastating blow if the U.S. Department of Education (ED) moves ahead with plans to cap unsubsidized student loans for future Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) at…
AANA Warns Proposed Student Loan Cap Would Put Nurse Anesthesia Education and Patient Care at Risk
ROSEMONT, Ill., Nov. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's anesthesia workforce will face a devastating blow if the U.S. Department of Education (ED) moves ahead with plans to cap unsubsidized student loans for future Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) at…
AANA Warns Proposed Student Loan Cap Would Put Nurse Anesthesia Education and Patient Care at Risk
ROSEMONT, Ill., Nov. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's anesthesia workforce will face a devastating blow if the U.S. Department of Education (ED) moves ahead with plans to cap unsubsidized student loans for future Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) at…
AANA Warns Proposed Student Loan Cap Would Put Nurse Anesthesia Education and Patient Care at Risk
ROSEMONT, Ill., Nov. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's anesthesia workforce will face a devastating blow if the U.S. Department of Education (ED) moves ahead with plans to cap unsubsidized student loans for future Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) at…
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