Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismisses the two chairs of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), according to multiple outlets. The changes follow letters dated May 11 in which Kennedy terminates the appointments of the task force’s vice chairs, John Wong and Esa Davis, before the end of their multi-year terms. The USPSTF is a federal body that reviews evidence and issues recommendations that help determine which preventive screenings and services health insurers must cover at no cost to patients. Several reports describe the decision as part of a broader reshuffling of influential health-technology and scientific bodies. NPR and other outlets characterize the action as a shake-up of another key panel that informs coverage rules. The Guardian adds that the task force had already been sidelined before the leadership dismissals, while other reports focus on the immediate personnel termination. The outlets cited the letters and the role of the USPSTF in shaping preventive-care coverage, but they do not provide a detailed explanation for the firings in the information provided.
RFK Jr. dismisses two leaders of U.S. preventive care guideline panel
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismisses the two chairs of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), according to multiple outlets. The changes follow letters dated May 11 in which Ken...
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. terminates the appointments of USPSTF leaders in letters dated May 11.
- John Wong and Esa Davis, described as vice chairs or chairs, are dismissed before the end of their terms.
- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issues recommendations that influence which preventive services insurers must cover at no cost.
- Multiple outlets report the decision is based on the contents of the letters reviewed or reported by each outlet.
- Some reporting says the task force had already been largely sidelined prior to the dismissals.
US Preventive Services Task Force had already been largely sidelined before health secretary fired its two chairsThe Trump administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care, like mammograms and colonoscopies, for millions of Americans.In letters dated 11 May, the health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, notified the two doctors who chaired the US Preventive Services Task Force that he was terminating their appointments immediately, before the end of their multiyear terms. Continue reading...
3 months agoIn letters dated May 11, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. notified the two doctors who chaired the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that he was terminating their appointments immediately.
3 months agoThe move ousts the chairs of a federal task force whose recommendations help determine which screenings and preventive services insurers must cover at no cost to patients. The post RFK Jr. fires leaders of influential preventive care task force appeared first on MS NOW.
3 months agoHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is shaking up another important scientific panel, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
3 months agoHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has fired two of the leaders of an influential panel that determines which preventive medical services insurers must cover for free. Kennedy dismissed vice chairs John Wong and Esa Davis from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on May 11, according to letters seen by The Hill. Kennedy wrote in respective letters that he terminated the two leaders after conducting a “review...
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