Kennedy to Seek New Preventive Services Panel Members This Week

April 21, 2026, 6:55 PM UTC

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday he planned to remake the influential advisory panel that determines which preventive services insurance companies must cover, the same day the department posted and then rescinded a call for nominations to the committee.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality briefly posted a Federal Register notice Tuesday morning soliciting names of physicians across specialties for the US Preventive Services Task Force. The notice was withdrawn shortly after posting.

The call for nominations comes as speculation has mounted that Kennedy would oust members from the panel and remake it in a similar ...

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