August 8, 2025
Contact: Erin Hemlin, APG Vice President of Communications
ehemlin@apg.org; Tel: 202-770-1901
WASHINGTON — America’s Physician Groups is gravely concerned about the recent acknowledgement from U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., that he is reviewing whether to remove all members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
APG member organizations are committed to being held accountable for the quality and costs of health care and participate in a range of successful value-based care payment models. The provision of evidence-based preventive services is core to delivering this value-based, accountable care. In addition, APG believes strongly that the Affordable Care Act requirement that health insurers cover any preventive services that receive A or B ratings from the USPSTF with no cost sharing by individuals has been a reliable means of increasing uptake of these important services. Having robust evidence behind preventive screenings is especially important, for example, at a time when high-cost screenings of indeterminate value for cancers and other conditions are proliferating.
APG is troubled by the lack of transparency about why the potential dismantling of the task force may be warranted; who may be considered for future appointments to the task force; and whether future task force members will have the academic, clinical, and policy expertise to evaluate the scientific evidence behind preventive interventions and understand how to provide them well in the clinical setting. APG stands ready to work with the Secretary to achieve the goal of providing accountable, high quality health care and to ensure the stable provision and coverage of the most effective evidence-based preventive services.
About America’s Physician Groups
APG’s approximately 340 physician groups comprise 260,000 physicians and other clinicians providing care to nearly 90 million patients, including an estimated 1 in 4 Americans and 1 in 3 Medicare Advantage enrollees. APG’s motto, ‘Taking Responsibility for America’s Health,’ represents our members’ commitment to clinically integrated, coordinated, value-based health care in which physician groups are accountable for the costs and quality of patient care. Visit us at www.apg.org.
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