UPDATE 1-US Health Secretary Kennedy fires heads of key preventive health panel
Published on: May 20, 2026, 11:17 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
In the correspondence, Kennedy says HHS aims to implement "standard operating procedures" at the task force and protect its long-term credibility. Though traditionally made up of an independent group of volunteer experts, members are selected by the health secretary without Senate confirmation, and it relies on support from the department's Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
