https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/rfk-jr-s-appointees-to-health-task-force-included-four-allowed-to-keep-drug-stocksContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/rfk-jr-s-appointees-to-health-task-force-included-four-allowed-to-keep-drug-stockshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/rfk-jr-s-appointees-to-health-task-force-included-four-allowed-to-keep-drug-stocks#u187237Mon, 09 Nov 2026 08:40:41 +0000Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed eight members to the United States Preventive Services Task Force in September. Four of those eight appointees received waivers allowing them to retain their stock holdings in pharmaceutical companies and related health firms. The panel influences medical decisions made by doctors and dictates what preventive services and drugs private insurers must cover, meaning the members hold financial stakes in companies affected by their own official recommendations.Why it mattersThe United States Preventive Services Task Force holds significant sway over