Supreme Court Hands RFK Jr. Control Over Healthcare
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The Supreme Court upheld a key part of Obamacare, but in doing so, granted HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. significant control over the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (PSTF). The court ruled that the Secretary can appoint and dismiss PSTF members and overrule their decisions on preventive care coverage. This decision, while saving the PSTF, raises concerns due to Kennedy's views against evidence-based medicine. Critics fear he may use this power to remove essential preventive treatments from insurance coverage.
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