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.