$143,829,589
total amount due
1,047 total number of borrowers in default
(updated February 2009*)
Between 1978
and 1998, the Health Education Assistance Loan program provided
federal insurance for educational loans made by private lenders
to more than 156,000 graduate health professions students. Aggregate
loan limit was $80,000 for students in schools of medicine, osteopathy,
dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry or podiatry; $50,000 for
students in public health, pharmacy, chiropractic, health administration
or clinical psychology. New HEAL loans were discontinued
September 30, 1998.
The overwhelming
majority of HEAL borrowers have or are in the process of repaying
their loans through their original or refinancing agreements.
By law, HEAL
borrowers in default on their loans are published quarterly. Listed
by name, discipline, State, amount due and school are HEAL defaulters
who have
- had one
or more default claims paid by the Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS);
- been excluded
from the Medicare program as a result of his or her HEAL default;
and
- not had
the Medicare exclusion stayed, or lifted, by the Office of Inspector
General as a result of entering a settlement agreement.
More about
the HEAL program:
* Exclusions as of 1/20/09 | Balances as of 2/1/09 |