After a year of unexplained rejoinder to the US Preventive Services Task Force, which provides clinical preventive health recommendations to Congress each year, HHS is is wanting New task force members.
During a day-long round of several congressional committee hearings, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Said On 16 April it was reported that the Preventive Services Task Force had been “indifferent and negligent for 20 years”. He said the task force would meet more than three times a year and be more transparent.
For decades, the task force has helped determine which preventive medical services insurers should cover for free hill.
one in federal register In a notice published April 23, the HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality said it was requesting nominations for “individuals qualified to serve” as members of the task force. The nomination deadline is May 23, with appointments expected to take place in June.
The Preventive Services Task Force is a volunteer panel of national experts that was launched in 1984. They usually meet three times a year, but the group does not fulfill In July 2025, November 2025 or March 2026. Government shutdown cancels November meeting; HHS did not explain the reason for the other two postponements.
The group’s most recent report to Congress was shared in November 2024, stating that the task force has made nearly 300 national preventive health recommendations over the past 40 years.
april federal register The notice said HHS is seeking nominations for physicians and experts in health economics. The task force has historically consisted of 16 members. The notice did not specify how many people could serve on the new task force.
To qualify, the HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality states that enrollment applications must highlight these skills:
1. Critical evaluation of research published in peer-reviewed literature
2. Clinical prevention and health promotion in primary care and specialty settings
3. Implementation of evidence-based recommendations into clinical practice, including at the physician-patient level, practice level, and health-system level.
“Additionally, the task force benefits from members with expertise in the following areas: public health, application of science in health policy, and communication of scientific findings to multiple audiences, including health professionals, policy makers, and the general public,” the notice said.
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