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America Dissected

Incision Media LLC

Politics, News, Society & Culture

4.6 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Abdul and Katelyn discuss the latest in public health news, including: Why the cancellation of a key federal health meeting could spell trouble for the future of preventative care in America The Trump Administration's latest move to intimidate doctors Medicare’s plan to use AI to help make decisions on prior authorizations Moderna’s new Covid vaccine, and why it’s only authorized for kids at high risk Then Abdul talks to fitness influencer Dr. Mike Israetel about his approach to explaining evidence-based science on bodybuilding, and how to build trust with an audience prone to fringe theories. Check out our shop at store.americadissected.com for our new America Dissected merch – including logo shirts, hoodies and mugs. And don’t miss our “Vaccines Matter. Science Works.” t-shirts! This show would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. America Dissected invites you to check them out. This episode was brought to you by:Ground News: Go to groundnews.com/AD today to get forty percent off the Ground News Vantage plan and get access to all of their news analysis features.

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0:00.0	RFK Jr. wants to decide if you should have a mammogram. This is America
0:12.1	Dissected. I'm your host, Dr. Abdul Al-Saléid. And I'm your co-host, Dr. Caitlin Jettelina.
0:16.3	And we're recording this on Wednesday, July 15th at 12 p.m. Eastern Time.
0:24.6	Okay. And we're recording this on Wednesday, July 15th at 12 p.m. Eastern Time. Another week, another meeting canceled, it seems.
0:26.9	Last week, RFK Jr. abruptly canceled a meeting of the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
0:32.7	It's the group that typically meets in person three times a year to decide which preventive services should be covered for free under the ACA's requirement to fund preventive health care measures.
0:42.8	I want you to just remember something, right?
0:44.7	That preventive care is generally free because of the Affordable Care Act.
0:48.0	Just a couple of examples here, mammograms, colonoscopies, annual checkups.
0:52.2	And the 16 people who are part of this task force, they're all
0:55.1	volunteers and they've all been chosen by HHS secretaries. And last month, the Supreme Court
0:59.8	issued a ruling that affirmed that Secretary Kennedy has the authority to remove members before
1:03.8	their terms expire and to ignore their recommendations. Also last month, Kennedy fired every member
1:09.2	of the other task force we've talked a lot about,
1:12.1	the advisory committee on immunization practices.
1:14.9	So naturally, Caitlin, we're all waiting to see if he's about to do the same exact thing to
1:18.8	the preventive services task force.
1:20.2	What do you think?
1:21.6	Yeah.
1:22.0	I mean, I don't know.
1:23.7	I'm concerned.
1:24.9	This is clearly not just a scheduling hiccup, right? It's this clear
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