Condemning the Trump Administration for jeopardizing the stability of the healthcare workforce in the City of Philadelphia.

City Council Resolution No. 251094, introduced by Councilmember Ahmad and adopted on December 11, 2025, formally condemns the Trump Administration's "One Big Beautiful Act." This federal act reclassifies certain graduate programs, including nursing, physical therapy, social work, and physician assistant studies, as non-professional, thereby reducing federal loan limits under the Repayment Assistance Plan. The resolution argues that these financial barriers will make essential healthcare and human service degrees less accessible, inevitably leading to workforce shortages in Philadelphia's medical and human service sectors. This is projected to jeopardize hospital capacity, primary care, elder care, and emergency response stability in the city.

This resolution highlights a federal policy that could reduce the number of healthcare professionals in Philadelphia, potentially impacting residents' access to vital services like hospital care, primary care, elder care, and emergency medical support.

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