Trump Administration Blocks USPSTF Meeting for 4th Time, Delaying Preventive Care Guidance
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 6
Trump Administration Blocks USPSTF Meeting for 4th Time, Delaying Preventive Care Guidance
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 6
Summary
A July meeting of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force was postponed to late August, marking the fourth time the Trump administration has blocked the panel from meeting under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
HHS said an “unprecedented number” of nominations for open seats required more time to choose and onboard members, though the task force has not met in person since March 2025.
Kennedy already canceled meetings last July, November and March, left vacancies unfilled for months, and fired the panel’s two chairs in May, limiting the group’s ability to issue new recommendations.
Those recommendations shape doctors’ preventive care decisions and determine insurance coverage for millions of Americans for services tied to cancer, diabetes and HIV prevention.
The disruption follows a June 2025 Supreme Court ruling that let Kennedy remove task force members and override its decisions, while nomination materials for open seats still have not been made publicly available.