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They include new residency slots, debt forgiveness, waived medical school tuition, new ways of paying doctors, expanded nurse practitioner roles, and a statewide target to increase primary care spending.

It has since been criticised as being too restrictive because as the so-called "missing middle", were excluded - those considered too wealthy to qualify for financial aid but who struggle to afford tuition fees.

The vice chancellor of Canterbury Christ Church University has called for the government to increase tuition fees in line with inflation.

When students at these colleges take out student loans to cover tuition fees, they are paid directly to the registered university that developed their course.

The timing is especially fortuitous, with two daughters in college and hefty tuitions to pay.