HC Policy Power Players Series: United States Preventive Services Task Force

The Members The United States Preventive Services Task Force, or USPSTF, is made up of 16 members from a number of organizations and institutions outside of the federal government. They are doctors, nurses and epidemiologists with vast expertise in numerous medical fields including pediatrics internal medicine, geriatrics, women’s health, behavioral medicine, and family care. The task force is responsible for making preventive care recommendations, and deeming which services are unnecessary. The task force is funded, staffed, and appointed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The USPSTF meets in Washington several times a year to produce the best preventive care recommendations. What USPSTF Does The USPSTF ranks its recommendations using a three letter grading scale. An “A” recommendation indicates that there is a Read More