US Preventive Services Task Force had already been largely sidelined before health secretary fired its two chairs
The Trump administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care, like mammograms and colonoscopies, for millions of Americans.
In letters dated 11 May, the health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, notified the two doctors who chaired the US Preventive Services Task Force that he was terminating their appointments immediately, before the end of their multiyear terms.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Associated Press.
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