"Kennedy is seeking to expand the US Preventive Services Task Force’s membership beyond primary care doctors to specialists, a move that raises concerns among some former panel members and other experts that specialists may not have the needed breadth of knowledge."

cnn.com/2026/04/23/health/rfk-

#healthcare #PublicHealth #prevention #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine #HHS #USPSTF #ACA #obamacare #insurance

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@bich Agree with the concerns. If there was expansion, it should be "Preventive Medicine"; Food protection, water protection, environmental exposures...but remain focused on the prevention of chronic diseases of life/aging.

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