19 US senators wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on March 24, 2026, demanding he explain why the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)—the independent expert panel that has determined which cancer screenings and other preventive care Americans can access at no cost for four decades—has not met for a year. They called on Kennedy to submit an overdue, legally required annual USPSTF report to Congress, and to fill five vacancies among the 16 Task Force seats.
The Lancet Oncology published a clinical update in Oncology on 02 Apr 2026. The item focuses on Senators demand explanation for US Preventive Services Task Force halt. Open the detail page to review the full original feed content.