RFK Jr. to revamp influential preventive services panel

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5841498-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.
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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 basis.

The task force reviews reams of scientific evidence to make recommendations on services such as cancer screenings, HIV prevention medications and more. It makes its recommendations using a grading scale, and ObamaCare requires insurers to cover services the task force recommends with a “grade” of A or B at no cost to patients.

The task force typically meets three times a year, but Kennedy indefinitely postponed its last three meetings. It hasn’t convened since March of last year, and he has not appointed replacements for the members whose terms expired in December.
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