This resolution acknowledges the critical role of the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), an independent panel of non-Federal experts dedicated to improving public health. Since 1984, the Task Force has developed evidence-based recommendations for clinical primary and secondary preventive services, encompassing screenings, counseling, and preventive medications for various populations. Its rigorous methodology ensures recommendations are scientifically defensible, unbiased, and based on a thorough assessment of evidence and the balance of benefits and harms.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates that insurers cover, without cost-sharing, preventive services recommended by the Task Force with an "A" or "B" grade. These recommendations include vital services like screenings for various cancers, heart disease, and folic acid supplements, which collectively encompass 54 recommended preventive services and medicines. These services are crucial for preventing acute illness, detecting chronic conditions early, and improving overall health outcomes, having saved countless lives through often simple and inexpensive interventions.

The resolution highlights recent challenges, including funding and staffing reductions at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) which supports the Task Force, and a recent abrupt cancellation of a Task Force meeting by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. It resolves that the USPSTF's operations, including its work with AHRQ, should not face interruption, delay, or funding disruption. The resolution demands that the Department of Health and Human Services reconvene the Task Force without delay, ensuring its members complete their terms and its work remains grounded in transparent, evidence-based review to safeguard access to life-saving preventive care.