The National Health Service Corps (“NHSC”) provides student loan assistance to qualifying individuals who provide healthcare services to underserved communities. Unfortunately, the program imposes extraordinary fines on individuals who cannot meet their service obligation, regardless of circumstance. We work with individuals who seek a waiver of these fines through the administrative process. As a result of this work, we’ve prevailed in two lawsuits challenging imposition of punitive fines, saving our clients nearly $330,000.

We’ve submitted 13 additional waiver requests for clients seeking relief from the NHSC program’s prohibitive fines. Health and Human Services has granted four of these waiver requests, saving our clients roughly $667,000.

We have also prepared a self-help guide that provide an invaluable resource for individuals who are navigating the waiver process on their own.