On November 10, the American Academy of Family Physicians sent a letter to House leadership urging them to remove a provision from the House Tax Cut and Jobs Act (HR 1) that would eliminate the tax deduction for student loan interest. The loss of this deduction – up to $7,500 over the course of a three-year residency period – would impact the next generation of family physicians before they even finish their training.
Alexa Mieses, MD, MPH, resident member of the AAFP Board of Directors, also shared her story via the Leaders Voices Blog: Tell Congress Not to Compound Student, Resident Debt Burden (November 13, 2017).
Last week, over 300 members wrote their representatives using AAFP Speak Out. Although the House did pass HR 1 on November 16 by a vote of 227-205 with the detrimental provision still in the bill, the Senate version does not contain the offending language. As the legislation progresses, the language could be removed from any final bill sent to the White House for signature. Add your support today!