Wednesday, October 14Global edition

Topic: Healthcare task force appointments

Kennedy puts specialists on the US panel that decides what preventive care is free

Eight new members join the US Preventive Services Task Force, including oncologists, cardiologists and a radiologist — the first specialists to sit on a panel previously made up only of generalists. The appointments follow Kennedy's dismissal of the former chair and vice chairs, leaving the task force's next meeting and future direction uncertain.

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