HHS Says No Decision Yet on Firing Members of Obamacare Panel

The statement followed a report citing unnamed sources claiming that Secretary Kennedy planned to fire all members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks ahead of a roundtable event as part of the "Make America Healthy Again" agenda on Capitol Hill on July 15, 2025. Ken Cedeno/Reuters

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on July 28 that a decision hasn’t yet been made about whether the members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force will be fired.

The agency’s statement comes after The Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources, reported on July 25 that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he planned to remove all members of the task force.