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HHS Secretary Postpones Preventive Services Task Force Meeting

Experts are calling on lawmakers to shield the panel from political influence after the session was postponed without a new date.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on June 24, 2025 in Washington, DC.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee. Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images.
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Overview

  • The July 10 meeting was set to evaluate behavioral counseling interventions on diet, physical activity and weight loss to prevent cardiovascular disease.
  • Last month’s Supreme Court ruling upheld the task force’s structure and confirmed that the HHS secretary can appoint and remove its members at will.
  • In June, Kennedy dismissed a 17-member CDC vaccine advisory committee and installed eight critics of vaccine science to the immunization panel.
  • AcademyHealth sent a letter to congressional leaders urging statutory safeguards to preserve the task force’s independent, evidence-based recommendations.
  • Under the Affordable Care Act, private insurers must fully cover preventive services that the task force assigns an A or B grade.