Healthcare organizations urged HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to protect the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, warning that disruptions could threaten access to preventive care for millions of Americans.
Healthcare providers and researchers are warning that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s firing of two USPSTF vice chairs could politicize one of the nation’s most influential preventive care panels.
By reducing administrative burden and redesigning workflows around human needs, it creates space for what matters most: connection between clinicians and patients.
The truth is there are ways to understand our cancer risk more precisely than we do today, and there are tools to manage it. What’s missing is awareness, access, and a system built to help us use these tools before something goes wrong.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reportedly planning to dismiss all 16 members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a panel that decides which preventive care services are fully covered by payers. This has sparked concern from healthcare leaders who warn it could undermine access to important cancer screenings, as well as vital services for children.