The AAMC joined 103 health organizations in a July 9 letter to leadership of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee urging protection of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF, PDF), supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The letter emphasized the vital role the task force plays in formulating recommendations for primary care and disease prevention “through a rigorous multi-step process in collaboration with the public, evidence-based practice centers (EPCs), and experts in primary care and clinical research.” The letter noted that “clinicians across the country rely on USPSTF recommendations to ensure they are providing the most up-to-date, evidence-based care to their patients, no matter where they live.”
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