WASHINGTON — Well being secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. might “imminently” overhaul a key federal advisory panel that recommends which preventive providers insurers should pay for, based on an individual acquainted with the plans.
The particular person stated that federal well being officers are actively vetting new members for the U.S. Preventive Companies Activity Pressure. David Mansdoerfer, an adviser to a Kennedy-aligned group of physicians, stated he’s conscious of individuals being thought of for the panel, however declined to call them.
The Wall Avenue Journal reported on Friday that Kennedy deliberate to remake the panel and seen its present members as too “woke.”
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