NYTIMES (Maggie Astor) - Key Health Care Panel Is Again Blocked From Meeting Under RFK Jr.
The United States Preventive Services Task Force has been stymied under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
AXIOS (Maya Goldman) - Kennedy fires heads of task force that sets insurance coverage rules
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the co-chairs of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force last week. Why it matters: The move could open the task force up to more political influence. It comes as the administration prepares to vet new applicants to the committee, a process in which the chairs would typically be involved. - The expert panel recommends which health services insurers must cover at no cost to patients under the Affordable Care Act. State of play: Kennedy sent letters dated May 11 to John Wong, a professor and primary care clinician at Tufts University, and Esa Davis, a professor and primary care clinician at University of Maryland, stating that their appointments as chairs would conclude effective immediately. -…
NYTIMES (Maggie Astor and Dani Blum) - RFK Jr. to Reform Health Panel That Determines Which Screenings Insurers Cover
The health secretary said he would reform the panel, which determines whether insurance will cover preventive services like mammograms and colonoscopies.
NYTIMES (Dani Blum and Maggie Astor) - Senate Democrats Urge Kennedy to Stop Hindering Key Health Panel
The health secretary has canceled or postponed three meetings of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which shapes health care coverage for Americans.