RFK Jr. to revamp influential preventive services panel |
RFK Jr. to revamp influential preventive services panel
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is seeking to remake an influential but little-known task force that determines what preventive medical services insurers must cover for free.
The Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday issued a call for nominations to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The notice did not specify how many members of the 16-person panel will be appointed.
The call for nominations comes just days after Kennedy said during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing that he had plans to reform the panel because it had “been lackadaisical and negligent for 20 years.”
“We’re now bringing new members on who have a clear mission,” Kennedy said.
The Hill has reached out to HHS for comment.
Kennedy has repeatedly criticized the task force, which historically has been shielded from political influence. The panel is composed of medical experts who serve four-year terms on a volunteer........