Overview

• HHS postponed the July 10 meeting that was set to review healthy diet, physical activity and weight-loss counseling for cardiovascular disease prevention.
• The USPSTF issues evidence-based recommendations that insurers must cover at no cost under the Affordable Care Act for roughly 150 million Americans with private coverage.
• The Supreme Court’s June ruling affirmed the HHS secretary’s power to appoint and remove task force members, reinforcing executive oversight of the panel’s composition.
• In June, Secretary Kennedy dismissed the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and installed eight new members, including some who have questioned vaccine safety.
• Public health experts warn further political intervention risks undermining the panel’s scientific independence, potentially delaying critical preventive care guidelines.