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