S.48 - Pharmacist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2011
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of pharmacists in National Health Services Corps programs, and for other purposes.
view all titles (2)
This Bill currently has no wiki content. If you would like to create a wiki entry for this bill, please Login, and then select the wiki tab to create it.
Bill's Views
- Today: 3
-
Past Seven Days: 16
- All-Time: 2,531
Official Summary
1/25/2011--Introduced.Pharmacist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to make pharmacists eligible for educational loan repayment through the National Health Service Corps in exchange for service in a health professional shortage area.
Organizations Supporting S.48
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
- American Pharmacists Association
Organizations Opposing S.48
- None via MapLight at this time.
See the
money trail behind this bill for more info on how campaign contributions may be influencing senators' and representatives' votes.
Latest Letters to Congress
-
S.48 Pharmacist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2011
pharmasoleil
December 30, 2011
I am writing as a recently graduated Doctorate of Pharmacy and newly licensed pharmacist who just moved to your beautiful state of Maine. I serve the medically under-served population of Bangor as a Pharmacy Resident and part-time Pharmacist in one of Maine's largest federally qualified health centers. I support S.48 - Pharmacist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2011. This bill has been assigned to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee. I know the most recen...
-
S.48 Pharmacist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2011
cgrove04
October 16, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 3rd Congressional district of Virginia. I sincerely hope this letter introduces some of the hardships a recent pharmacy graduate is having to shed some light on the student loan problems. So college tuition alone has cost me over 130,000 dollars just to get my degree that's not including living expenses, like food, rent, gas, utilities, among many other things. In 2 weeks after starting to repay my 200,000 dollar student loan debt I will be living off ...
See All Letters (2)
U.S. Congress - S.48 Pharmacist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2011
