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health15 days ago

Kennedy’s push to widen preventive care sparks debate over evidence and costs

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pushing to overhaul the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to expand coverage for preventive tests (including Alzheimer’s screening), prompting lobbying from test makers and patient groups while raising concerns among experts that expanding coverage could erode the task force’s evidence-based approach and boost insurance costs.

RFK Jr. Mulls Dismissing Preventive Care Advisory Panel
health11 months ago

RFK Jr. Mulls Dismissing Preventive Care Advisory Panel

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering removing all 16 members of the influential US Preventive Services Task Force, which advises on preventive health services, amid recent controversies and his broader efforts to influence healthcare policy, including previous dismissals of vaccine advisory members. The move could impact coverage of essential screenings and tests mandated by the Affordable Care Act.