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Doctors raise concerns about views and experience of members on federal task force

NPR | By Rob Stein

Published September 18, 2026 at 2:44 AM MDT

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. names new members to powerful federal task force that plays a key role in determining the kind of preventive case people get. In a major departure, the new members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force include specialists instead of experts on preventive care and general medicine, raising fears among many doctors.