A federal agency that gives healthcare workers relief on their student loans in exchange for working in underserved communities didn’t show greater flexibility than in previous years to participants seeking to pause or exit their obligations amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to newly released data.
As clinics closed their doors and laid off staff after the pandemic hit, large numbers of healthcare workers suddenly found themselves in violation of their contracts with the National Health Service Corps. When workers broke those contracts—voluntarily or not—they were exposed to heavy penalties, sometimes amounting to many times the loan relief received.
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