WashingtonEvery member of Kennedy’s preventive services panel got conflict waivers.
The US Preventive Services Task Force decides which screenings insurers must cover free.
Waiver documents show two members own private practices that could profit from the care the panel recommends.
A top federal official signed the waivers, though Kennedy frequently decries corporate influence in health care.
Others hold drug and device stock, and the newest members carry the most extensive conflicts.
How each outlet framed it
- STAT leans critical
- reports blanket waivers covering every USPSTF member, including two who own private practices that could profit from panel recommendations
Sources: STAT