Brief

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dismissed the co-chairs of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an expert panel that determines which preventive health services insurers must cover without cost-sharing under the Affordable Care Act. This administrative decision, stated as unrelated to performance, could potentially increase political influence over the task force's recommendations. The dismissals come as the administration prepares to select new members for the committee, a process typically involving the chairs. AI

Aimee Bock, former leader of the Minnesota nonprofit Feeding Our Future, has been sentenced to nearly 42 years in prison for a $250 million fraud scheme. The organization, which claimed to provide meals for children during the pandemic, was instead used as a "cash pipeline" for fraudulent claims and kickbacks. This case was notably used by the Trump administration to justify an immigration crackdown in Minnesota. AI