RFK Jr. to revamp influential preventive services panel
Summary
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a group that decides which preventive health services insurance companies must cover without charging patients. The government has started asking for nominations to fill positions on the 16-member panel.Key Facts
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the current U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
- He wants to remake the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
- This task force recommends which medical prevention services insurers cover for free.
- The Department of Health and Human Services announced a call for nominations to join the task force.
- The notice did not state how many of the 16 seats will be appointed.
- The task force is important because its decisions affect insurance coverage for preventive care.
- The call for nominations was issued on a recent Tuesday.
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