STAT+: Kennedy abruptly cancels preventive care committee meeting

WASHINGTON — Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has abruptly canceled a meeting of a key expert panel that evaluates the nation’s preventive care recommendations, according to an email viewed by STAT. The email did not cite a reason. 

The cancellation of the Thursday meeting of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force comes just a couple of weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the secretary’s authority over the panel, potentially paving the way for Kennedy to reject certain recommendations or reconstitute it. 

“Moving forward, HHS looks forward to engaging with the Task Force to promote the health and well-being of the American people,” HHS wrote in a short email sent to people planning to attend the July meeting. 

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