U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has appointed eight new members to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, rebuilding an influential panel that had been inactive for about a year.
The 16-member volunteer group evaluates evidence on preventive services, including cancer screenings and medications to prevent HIV, and its recommendations can influence which services insurers must cover without cost-sharing.
The new members include specialists in pediatric oncology, cardiology, gastroenterology, radiology, family medicine and clinical nutrition, along with a health-finance expert.
The appointments follow vacancies created by expired terms and Kennedy’s removal of two vice chairs earlier this year. The task force had not met since 2025, with meetings disrupted by personnel changes and a federal government shutdown. HHS has not yet announced when the reconstituted panel will next meet.
The new members are expected to address the panel’s pending work and resume reviews that can shape preventive-care recommendations nationwide.
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