NCC applauds Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act
The Nursing Community Coalition Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and 11 bipartisan co-sponsors for introducing the Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2023 () . Nurse Corps funding ─ unlike other federal government health care scholarships and loan programs ─ is subject to federal taxes. The legislation would eliminate the tax requirement to create parity in federal programs. ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúand 55 other national nursing organizations signed the letter. (NCC , 7/24/23)