RFK Jr. Plans Mass Firing of US Preventive Services Task Force

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans on July 27, 2025, to dismiss the entire membership of the US Preventive Services Task Force, the independent body that issues cancer screening recommendations used by insurers to determine free preventive care coverage. The task force's recommendations carry legal force under the Affordable Care Act, meaning its dissolution could eliminate insurance coverage requirements for mammograms, colonoscopies, and other cancer screenings for millions of Americans.