Threats to groups like USPSTF could send public health back to the early 1980sKey takeaways:HHS could “scuttle the USPSTF by choking off its budget and staff,” former members said. The USPSTF regularly issues recommendations on preventive health services. Image: Adobe StockThe frequency of new USPSTF recommendations has notably declined in the past year. According to reporting from The New York Times, USPSTF members have not met since March of last year, with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. postponing meetings scheduled for July and November. Public confidence in the ACIP has eroded, and vaccine policy is in chaos.”Whether USPSTF experiences a similar restructuring is unclear.

Source: New York Times February 25, 2026 15:38 UTC