On June 3, AAPA and PAEA filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education to overturn a final rule that threatens the future of PA education and the healthcare workforce. November 2025 the Department was at this time debating excluding PA students from higher loan limits. Since then, the Department created updated requirements that further excluded PA students from the professional student category even though previously our profession was existing under the professional degree category. The RISE rule reclassifies PA programs and reduces their maximum federal student loans to $20,500 annually.
How This Effects the Future of the Profession