Letter to Congress to Protect USPSTF Scientific Independence

AMIA joins 104 health organizations to urge Congress to protect the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) from political interference following the Kennedy v. Braidwood ruling. The USPSTF, established in 1984, provides evidence-based preventive care recommendations that insurers must cover at no cost. The letter emphasizes maintaining key structures: 4-year member terms, staggered rotation, primary care clinician membership, volunteer service, rigorous conflict-of-interest vetting, open nominations, and scientific input into appointments. Organizations argue the USPSTF's transparent, independent process is a national asset essential for trusted preventive care recommendations that benefit patients, clinicians, and policymakers nationwide.