INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
With the latest cancellation, experts fear the USPSTF is next
Lurie, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, told The New York Times.Such concerns were first raised after a
June 27 US Supreme Court ruling that upheld the provision in the Affordable Care Act that requires health plans to cover USPSTF A- and
and undoing recommendations.In a letter to Congress this week, health and medical organizations urged lawmakers to protect the USPSTF from
Kennedy, noting the Supreme Court ruling
In the wake of the ruling, they wrote, "It is critical that Congress protects the integrity of the USPSTF from intentional or unintentional
The loss of trustworthiness in the rigorous and nonpartisan work of the Task Force would devastate patients, hospital systems, and payers as
misinformation creates barriers to accessing lifesaving and cost effective care."The letter was led by nonprofit health professional
organization AcademyHealth and signed by over 100 other organizations, including the American Medical Association, the American Academy of
Pediatrics, and the American Public Health Association.
