RFK Jr. to Oust Advisory Panel on Cancer Screenings, WSJ Reports

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to oust members of the advisory board that decides which preventive health measures are covered by insurance, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

Kennedy is expected to remove the 16 members of the US Preventive Services Task Force because he views them as “woke,” the Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.

The task force makes recommendations about the best preventive services including cancer screenings, behavioral counseling and medications for the federal government based on a review of scientific evidence. The group was created in 1984 and is ...