TY - BOOK AU - Kaplan, Elizabeth AU - Shachar, Carmel TI - The Future of the USPSTF and Evidence-Based Recommendations KW - DERECHO SANITARIO KW - POLITICA SANITARIA KW - SALUD PUBLICA KW - MEDICINA CLINICA N2 - On May 20, 2026, news emerged that Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., had fired two members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a federal body charged with issuing evidence-based recommendations for a wide range of preventive services, including cancer and behavioral health screenings and preventive medications. Under a rule established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires most insurers to provide no-cost access to preventive services recommended by the USPSTF and two other federal bodies, these recommendations permit accessible preventive care for millions of Americans ER -