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UNITED STATES, JUL 25 – Kennedy plans to replace all 16 members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force amid efforts to reshape vaccine and medical regulations, drawing concern from over 100 health organizations.
- On Friday, a Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson said no decision has been made on the task force’s fate, while Kennedy is considering removing all 16 members.
- Kennedy, a long-time vaccine skeptic, has reshaped health advisory panels, as seen in June when he fired all 17 CDC immunization experts and installed seven handpicked members.
- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is a volunteer panel that reviews the latest research, and its recommendations must be be covered by insurers under the Affordable Care Act.
- Sen. Patty Murray told the Journal that more than 100 health organizations criticized the potential gutting of the task force, warning that replacing experts with 'anti-science cronies' could raise costs.
- Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the task force’s constitutional standing, and earlier this month, health organizations urged Congress to 'protect the integrity' of its recommendations.
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