# RFK Jr. names eight new members to preventive medicine task force

https://mins.news/en/item/63672

- Ars Technica, 2026-09-17 22:31 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/09/rfk-jr-stacks-another-influential-federal-panel-with-questionable-picks/

> Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced eight new members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which issues evidence-based recommendations on services ranging from depression screening to mammograms. Its A and B ratings also determine which preventive services insurers must cover at no cost. Kennedy had sidelined the panel for more than a year, fueling fears that ideological allies would replace qualified experts.

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