I talk about the US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) a fair amount, but information about RFK Jr. shutting them down doesn’t seem to grab people’s attention as much as posts about vaccines, for example.
That needs to change, b/c the dismantling of USPSTF is an equal if not greater threat.
That needs to change, b/c the dismantling of USPSTF is an equal if not greater threat.
April 2, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I talk about the US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) a fair amount, but information about RFK Jr. shutting them down doesn’t seem to grab people’s attention as much as posts about vaccines, for example.
That needs to change, b/c the dismantling of USPSTF is an equal if not greater threat.
That needs to change, b/c the dismantling of USPSTF is an equal if not greater threat.
Recommendations from USPSTF with an A or B grade are required to be covered by health insurance.
April 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Recommendations from USPSTF with an A or B grade are required to be covered by health insurance.
Doctors for America Urges Congress to Protect the Independence of The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) - a vital team composed of national experts in disease prevention and evidence-based medicine.
doctorsforamerica.org/sr-uspstf/
doctorsforamerica.org/sr-uspstf/
DFA Urges Congress to Protect the Independence of USPSTF
Doctors for America Urges Congress to Protect the Independence of The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
doctorsforamerica.org
July 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Doctors for America Urges Congress to Protect the Independence of The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) - a vital team composed of national experts in disease prevention and evidence-based medicine.
doctorsforamerica.org/sr-uspstf/
doctorsforamerica.org/sr-uspstf/
RFK Jr. May Eliminate the USPSTF, Original Task Force Members Warn www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/... OMG, he needs to be impeached. He is destroying Pubilc Health.
RFK Jr. May Eliminate the USPSTF, Original Task Force Members Warn
Dismantling the task force would be 'an existential threat to clinical practice,' they said
www.medpagetoday.com
March 1, 2026 at 4:28 AM
RFK Jr. May Eliminate the USPSTF, Original Task Force Members Warn www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/... OMG, he needs to be impeached. He is destroying Pubilc Health.
As I have mentioned previously, RFK Jr. is taking steps to eliminate the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
This is a group that was started by Reagan, who I guess was too woke lol.
USPSTF’s evidence-based screening recommendations must be covered by insurance.
This is a group that was started by Reagan, who I guess was too woke lol.
USPSTF’s evidence-based screening recommendations must be covered by insurance.
RFK Jr. May Eliminate the USPSTF, Original Task Force Members Warn
Dismantling the task force would be 'an existential threat to clinical practice,' they said
www.medpagetoday.com
February 24, 2026 at 6:51 PM
As I have mentioned previously, RFK Jr. is taking steps to eliminate the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
This is a group that was started by Reagan, who I guess was too woke lol.
USPSTF’s evidence-based screening recommendations must be covered by insurance.
This is a group that was started by Reagan, who I guess was too woke lol.
USPSTF’s evidence-based screening recommendations must be covered by insurance.
Is there a single day—1 single day—when RFK Jr does NOT do something to dismantle public health?
This one is exceptionally grim—IMHO, the USPSTF is world-leading
As Dr Caroll says, if you ever got a free mammogram, colonoscopy, or HIV test, you can thank the USPSTF
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/w...
This one is exceptionally grim—IMHO, the USPSTF is world-leading
As Dr Caroll says, if you ever got a free mammogram, colonoscopy, or HIV test, you can thank the USPSTF
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/w...
Kennedy Weakens U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Is there a single day—1 single day—when RFK Jr does NOT do something to dismantle public health?
This one is exceptionally grim—IMHO, the USPSTF is world-leading
As Dr Caroll says, if you ever got a free mammogram, colonoscopy, or HIV test, you can thank the USPSTF
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/w...
This one is exceptionally grim—IMHO, the USPSTF is world-leading
As Dr Caroll says, if you ever got a free mammogram, colonoscopy, or HIV test, you can thank the USPSTF
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/w...
One of the worst HHS Secretaries ever... dangerous...
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RFK Jr. Reportedly Planning to Fire All USPSTF Members www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/...
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RFK Jr. Reportedly Planning to Fire All USPSTF Members www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/...
RFK Jr. Reportedly Planning to Fire All USPSTF Members
Move would come on the heels of abrupt cancellation of task force meeting
www.medpagetoday.com
July 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
One of the worst HHS Secretaries ever... dangerous...
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RFK Jr. Reportedly Planning to Fire All USPSTF Members www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/...
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RFK Jr. Reportedly Planning to Fire All USPSTF Members www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/...
Every single step that the anti-science, anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist RFK Jr takes to dismantle the US medical, public health, & health research systems is incredibly painful & distressing
This one would hit so hard
Without the USPSTF, evidence-based screening & prevention would crumble 😢
This one would hit so hard
Without the USPSTF, evidence-based screening & prevention would crumble 😢
February 23, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Every single step that the anti-science, anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist RFK Jr takes to dismantle the US medical, public health, & health research systems is incredibly painful & distressing
This one would hit so hard
Without the USPSTF, evidence-based screening & prevention would crumble 😢
This one would hit so hard
Without the USPSTF, evidence-based screening & prevention would crumble 😢
If you were looking for a scientific reason for RFK Jr. to destroy the USPSTF, there is none. But there is this, from July 9th.
Through the ACA, health insurance is required to cover USPSTF recommendations. They are destroying the ACA from within.
Through the ACA, health insurance is required to cover USPSTF recommendations. They are destroying the ACA from within.
July 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
If you were looking for a scientific reason for RFK Jr. to destroy the USPSTF, there is none. But there is this, from July 9th.
Through the ACA, health insurance is required to cover USPSTF recommendations. They are destroying the ACA from within.
Through the ACA, health insurance is required to cover USPSTF recommendations. They are destroying the ACA from within.
(HHS) Secretary RFK Jr. is planning to fire all the members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Trump’s team wants to kill the ACA’s free preventive care mandate. That means cancer screenings, STD tests, vaccines-gone. This is fascism with a scalpel. Fight back while you still can.
Trump’s team wants to kill the ACA’s free preventive care mandate. That means cancer screenings, STD tests, vaccines-gone. This is fascism with a scalpel. Fight back while you still can.
July 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
(HHS) Secretary RFK Jr. is planning to fire all the members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Trump’s team wants to kill the ACA’s free preventive care mandate. That means cancer screenings, STD tests, vaccines-gone. This is fascism with a scalpel. Fight back while you still can.
Trump’s team wants to kill the ACA’s free preventive care mandate. That means cancer screenings, STD tests, vaccines-gone. This is fascism with a scalpel. Fight back while you still can.
Some of us may have gotten lax w/ cancer screenings. This is your reminder to schedule yours ASAP.
Here’s why.
RFK Jr. wants to fire every member of the USPSTF. This is the group whose recommendations decide which screenings must be covered by insurance.
He will not replace them with experts.
Here’s why.
RFK Jr. wants to fire every member of the USPSTF. This is the group whose recommendations decide which screenings must be covered by insurance.
He will not replace them with experts.
September 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Some of us may have gotten lax w/ cancer screenings. This is your reminder to schedule yours ASAP.
Here’s why.
RFK Jr. wants to fire every member of the USPSTF. This is the group whose recommendations decide which screenings must be covered by insurance.
He will not replace them with experts.
Here’s why.
RFK Jr. wants to fire every member of the USPSTF. This is the group whose recommendations decide which screenings must be covered by insurance.
He will not replace them with experts.
Experts Alarmed by USPSTF Work Slowdown www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/...
Experts Alarmed by USPSTF Work Slowdown
'This is going to be a recipe for disaster'
www.medpagetoday.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Experts Alarmed by USPSTF Work Slowdown www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/...
Killing prevention—Trump health secretary RFK Jr abruptly cancels US’s official preventive care committee meeting—WITHOUT ANY REASON GIVEN. Public health scientists fear the cancellation of the USPSTF meeting is prelude to further chaos.
www.statnews.com/2025/07/09/u...
www.statnews.com/2025/07/09/u...
Kennedy abruptly cancels preventive care committee meeting
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has abruptly canceled a meeting of the USPSTF, an expert panel that evaluates the nation’s preventive care recommendations.
www.statnews.com
July 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Killing prevention—Trump health secretary RFK Jr abruptly cancels US’s official preventive care committee meeting—WITHOUT ANY REASON GIVEN. Public health scientists fear the cancellation of the USPSTF meeting is prelude to further chaos.
www.statnews.com/2025/07/09/u...
www.statnews.com/2025/07/09/u...
The USPSTF assigns grades to their recommendations for medications or procedures based on confidence in the data. Those with an A or B must be covered by health insurance, similar to ACIP’s recommendations for vaccines.
July 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The USPSTF assigns grades to their recommendations for medications or procedures based on confidence in the data. Those with an A or B must be covered by health insurance, similar to ACIP’s recommendations for vaccines.
HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has abruptly canceled a meeting of the USPSTF, an expert panel that evaluates the nation’s preventative care recommendations.
www.statnews.com/2025/07/09/u...
www.statnews.com/2025/07/09/u...
Kennedy abruptly cancels preventative care committee meeting
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has abruptly canceled a meeting of the USPSTF, an expert panel that evaluates the nation’s preventative care recommendations.
www.statnews.com
July 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has abruptly canceled a meeting of the USPSTF, an expert panel that evaluates the nation’s preventative care recommendations.
www.statnews.com/2025/07/09/u...
www.statnews.com/2025/07/09/u...
With RFK Jr. refusing to let the USPSTF meet, the United States is cut off from access to any innovation in preventative care.
It’s going to get a lot worse if we don’t make it stop.
I’m so sorry this is happening.
It’s going to get a lot worse if we don’t make it stop.
I’m so sorry this is happening.
April 2, 2026 at 10:28 PM
With RFK Jr. refusing to let the USPSTF meet, the United States is cut off from access to any innovation in preventative care.
It’s going to get a lot worse if we don’t make it stop.
I’m so sorry this is happening.
It’s going to get a lot worse if we don’t make it stop.
I’m so sorry this is happening.
100 health groups sound alarm after ‘abrupt’ cancellation of USPSTF meeting. The influential task force dictates whether health insurers must cover preventive services such as mammograms and low-dose CT lung exams, which now may be in jeopardy.
radiologybusiness.com/topics/healt...
radiologybusiness.com/topics/healt...
Senator, 100 health groups sound alarm after ‘abrupt’ cancellation of USPSTF meeting
The influential task force dictates whether health insurers must cover preventive services such as mammograms and low-dose CT lung exams, which some say could be in jeopardy.
radiologybusiness.com
July 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
100 health groups sound alarm after ‘abrupt’ cancellation of USPSTF meeting. The influential task force dictates whether health insurers must cover preventive services such as mammograms and low-dose CT lung exams, which now may be in jeopardy.
radiologybusiness.com/topics/healt...
radiologybusiness.com/topics/healt...
RFK Jr. has again blocked the United States Preventive Services Task Force from meeting.
The USPSTF is the independent group of expert scientists that decides which preventive care services, such as cancer screenings, must be covered by public and private insurance.
The USPSTF is the independent group of expert scientists that decides which preventive care services, such as cancer screenings, must be covered by public and private insurance.
Key Health Care Panel Is Again Blocked From Meeting
www.nytimes.com
July 8, 2026 at 6:25 PM
RFK Jr. has again blocked the United States Preventive Services Task Force from meeting.
The USPSTF is the independent group of expert scientists that decides which preventive care services, such as cancer screenings, must be covered by public and private insurance.
The USPSTF is the independent group of expert scientists that decides which preventive care services, such as cancer screenings, must be covered by public and private insurance.
#DragiWebdo n°468 : Obésité (recos), pédiatrie (recos HAS: pneumopathie, sinusite, colobome), migraines (recos), ostéoporose (USPSTF), mesure HTA, IA/dépression, santé mentale/enfant
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Par @agibus.bsky.social et @petronille.bsky.social
Dragi Webdo n°468 : Obésité (recos), pédiatrie (recos HAS: pneumopathie, sinusite, colobome), migraines (recos), ostéoporose (USPSTF), mesure HTA, IA/dépression, santé mentale/enfant
Dragi Webdo n°468 : Obésité (recos), pédiatrie (recos HAS: pneumopathie, sinusite, colobome), migraines (recos), ostéoporose (USPSTF), mesure HTA, IA
www.medicalement-geek.com
January 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
#DragiWebdo n°468 : Obésité (recos), pédiatrie (recos HAS: pneumopathie, sinusite, colobome), migraines (recos), ostéoporose (USPSTF), mesure HTA, IA/dépression, santé mentale/enfant
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This is not a group that is known for liberalism or conservatism or what have you. Some decisions have been controversial, such as when they changed guidance for mammograms in 2009, which may well have been the correct decision from a public health standpoint (it remains controversial, however).
USPSTF Screening Guideline Changes and Breast Cancer Incidence
This cohort study of women with breast cancer investigates cancer stage at diagnosis and surgical treatment before and after the 2009 US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guideline changes.
jamanetwork.com
July 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This is not a group that is known for liberalism or conservatism or what have you. Some decisions have been controversial, such as when they changed guidance for mammograms in 2009, which may well have been the correct decision from a public health standpoint (it remains controversial, however).
RFK Jr. has now officially stated that he will dismantle the United States Preventive ServicesTask Force (USPSTF).
This is an independent body of expert scientists who volunteer their time to review data and provide guidance to Americans on important things like cancer screenings.
This is an independent body of expert scientists who volunteer their time to review data and provide guidance to Americans on important things like cancer screenings.
Exclusive | RFK Jr. to Oust Advisory Panel on Cancer Screenings, HIV Prevention Drugs
The task force determines which preventive services insurers must cover at no cost to patients.
www.wsj.com
July 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
RFK Jr. has now officially stated that he will dismantle the United States Preventive ServicesTask Force (USPSTF).
This is an independent body of expert scientists who volunteer their time to review data and provide guidance to Americans on important things like cancer screenings.
This is an independent body of expert scientists who volunteer their time to review data and provide guidance to Americans on important things like cancer screenings.
“USPSTF plays a critical, non-partisan role in guiding physicians’ efforts to prevent disease and improve the health of patients by helping to ensure access to evidence-based clinical preventive services. As such, we urge you to retain the previously appointed members of the USPSTF"
AMA deeply concerned by reported USPSTF changes
In a letter, AMA urges HHS secretary to retain previously appointed members and continue the Task Force’s regular meeting schedule.
www.ama-assn.org
July 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
“USPSTF plays a critical, non-partisan role in guiding physicians’ efforts to prevent disease and improve the health of patients by helping to ensure access to evidence-based clinical preventive services. As such, we urge you to retain the previously appointed members of the USPSTF"
RFK Jr is reportedly planning to fire all members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force—USPSTF—because they're "too woke." This follows his cancellation of the panel's July meeting. USPSTF is an independent panel that issues recommendations on cancer screenings & other preventive measures👇
RFK Jr. Reportedly Planning to Fire All USPSTF Members
Move would come on the heels of abrupt cancellation of task force meeting
www.medpagetoday.com
July 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
RFK Jr is reportedly planning to fire all members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force—USPSTF—because they're "too woke." This follows his cancellation of the panel's July meeting. USPSTF is an independent panel that issues recommendations on cancer screenings & other preventive measures👇
New USPSTF here we come!!!
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September 19, 2026 at 3:10 PM
New USPSTF here we come!!!