Radiology Business March 24, 2025
Bipartisan members of Congress have reintroduced a radiology-supported bill to ease the burden of medical school debt in the hope of relieving staffing shortages.
Lawmakers in both the House and Senate proposed the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act on March 11. The legislation would allow physicians-in-training to qualify for interest-free deferment of their student loans while serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program.
About 40 medical societies have endorsed the REDI Act, including the Society of Interventional Radiology and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Reps. Brian Babin, R-Texas, and Chrissy Houlahan, D-Penn., are co-sponsoring the House version while Sens. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and John Boozman, R-Ark., introduced the Senate bill.
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