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HHS names eight new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force members under Kennedy overhaul

9/17/2026

Eight new appointments to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force are in focus after HHS Secretary Robert F.

Kennedy Jr., acting through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, announced a restructuring of the body whose A and B recommendations generally require private health plans to cover preventive services without patient cost-sharing under federal law.

Seth Corey, who brings 41 years of experience in pediatric oncology and blood disorders, will chair the reconstituted Task Force.

Kennedy said the move reflects a decision to reform rather than wholesale replace the existing membership, with eight Biden-era appointees continuing to serve.

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