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RFK Jr names eight new USPSTF members to shape preventative care

A close-up photo of the US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaking at a microphone at a news conference. Two mens heads, one bold, are blurred out in the background.
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The new members will reshape the influential panel that guides what preventative services will be covered by the Affordable Care Act.

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr, has announced eight new appointments to the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), filling half the seats of the body whose recommendations guide preventive healthcare coverage nationwide. 

The USPSTF is a 16-member volunteer panel composed of experts in prevention,

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