HHS Secretary previously told lawmakers he was 'reforming' the 'lackadaisical' panel
— HHS Secretary previously told lawmakers he was "reforming" the "lackadaisical" panel
by Kristina Fiore, Director of Enterprise & Investigative Reporting, MedPage Today
May 20, 2026
• 3 min read
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the two vice chairs of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) -- John Wong, MD, of Tufts Medical Center in Boston, and Esa Davis, MD, MPH, of the University of Maryland in Baltimore.
RFK Jr. fires leaders in charge of your health screenings
RFK Jr. fires heads of preventive services task force
Kennedy fires two leaders on preventive services task force
RFK Jr fires task force members who make preventive care decisions
RFK Jr. Fires Leaders of Key Health Task Force
RFK Jr. fires leaders of group that sets guidelines for preventive health screenings
